An American haunting Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Betsy starts to look very sick and the haunting worsens. In 2006, in Red River, Tennessee, a teenager has frequent nightmares. It's available to watch on TV, online, tablets, phone. Courtney Solomon - Wikipedia This is the first film directed by Solomon in eight years, with his last being 2005's An American Haunting. An American Haunting is supposedly based on a true story that was “validated by the State of Tennessee, the only case in U.S. history where a spirit or entity caused the death of a man.” Take that claim with a grain of salt, realizing that it was written by movie marketers. It's 1817 Red River, Tennessee. Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. The film was previewed at the AFI Film Festival on November 5, 2005 and was released in the UK on April 14, 2006 with follow-up in US theaters on May 5. John loses his sanity and sees many forms into which the Bell Witch has shape-shifted. With the support of Betsy's school teacher Richard Powell, who tries to find rational explanations for the manifestation; her brother John Bell Jr.; and their friend James Johnston, who unsuccessfully tries to exorcize the entity from the house, the family does their best to protect Betsy in the haunted house. Based on a local Tennessee folklore legend. A divorced mother is living in the woods with her daughter suffering from nightmares. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown, unseen presence that terrorized the family. Betsy is struck with a revelation that the attacks on her and her father are caused by a supernatural being who was born out of her innocence. Description. Mystery Based on a true story of a spirit that attacked the wealthy and highly respected Bell family for four years, eventually causing the death of one of its family members. It takes awhile to get to her and the movie keeps going back to the veterans. With over 20 books written on the subject, and a town that still lives in fear of the return of the unseen spirit, the story of "An American Haunting" is terrifying. This is a fair ghost story but it isn't scary. An American Haunting Scott A. Johnson A good ghost story should make you bristle at every unknown sound, question every shadow, and force you to think twice about turning out the lights after you put the book down. Her mother reads an old letter from 1817 written by her ancestor, Lucy Bell. Based on the book "The Bell Witch: An American Haunting" written by Brent Monahan; published by St. Martin's Press March 1, 1997. With the support of Betsy's school teacher Richard Powell, who tries to find rational explanations for the manifestation; her brother John Bell Jr.; and their friend James Johnston, who unsuccessfully tries to exorcize the entity from the house, the family does their best to protect Betsy in the haunted house. Her mother reads an old letter from 1817 written by her ancestor, Lucy Bell. She falls asleep in school, her attitude towards others changes and she becomes irritable. A study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious mansion. "[3], An American Haunting Reviews, Ratings, Credits, An American Haunting Movie Reviews, Pictures, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=An_American_Haunting&oldid=995495255, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 December 2020, at 09:57. He wrote and directed the company's first release, An American Haunting, starring Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland, a story based on Tennessee's Bell Witch legend. Betsy's ghost, which was the Bell Witch's form, suddenly appears and cries "Help her!" The film is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, Canada, Romania, and the United States. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown, unseen presence that terrorized the family. To the right you will see the very … A university professor and a team of students conduct an experiment on a young woman, uncovering terrifyingly dark, unexpected forces in the process. In present day, the mother is reading the journal. A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. She picks up an old, broken doll and asks her daughter where she got it. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. From this moment on, an entity threatens John and her daughter Betsy Bell, attacking the girl during the nights. Of course, there have actually been nearly twenty books written on the subject; most of which advocate different theories on what really happened. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path. Lucy, Betsy's mother, has the same revelation because she witnessed the assault, which she and Betsy had repressed. An American Haunting is based on true story, but the movie itself was based from a novel that has different story (I guess) than the actual event. But wasn't it supposed to be scary? A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. After a dispute of lands judged by the church, her husband John Bell is cursed by his opponent Kathe Batts, who has a fame of being a witch. Sutherland and Sissy Spacek seem to be slumming it here in this one. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. Directed by (1) Writing credits (2) Cast (23) Produced by (15) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (12) Production Management (4) Betsy poisons her sick, bed-ridden father with medicine while her mother watches. No_Favorite. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? After a dispute of lands judged by the church, her husband John Bell is cursed by his opponent Kathe Batts, who has a fame of being a witch. John tries to kill himself, but the spirit stops him. An American Haunting was panned by critics, holding a 38/100 rating on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [2] Rotten Tomatoes reports a 14% rating from 71 reviews; the consensus states: "Well, it looks good. In 2006, in Red River, Tennessee, a teenager has frequent nightmares. 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