Saturday, May 06, 2006

An American Haunting

So I saw An American Haunting last night. Overall, I give the movie a "B". It was a pretty faithful recreation of the legend, the acting was good, as were the special effects.

Unfortunately, it "went there" as I feared it might, presenting my least favorite theory of the Bell Witch (if you've read Monahan's book, you know what I mean). There's not evidence of this at all, making it a libelous accusation. In fairness, there is a disclaimer at the end stating that this is only one theory. But it would have been a better movie without this.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Bell Witch on the Big Screen

An American Haunting, a movie based on the Bell Witch legend, is slated for release this Friday. Apparently, the movie is based on Brent Monahan's book, The Bell Witch: An American Haunting, of which I was not a huge fan due to some unfounded accusations he made toward John Bell. Hopefully, the movie will omit this.