Spirit Lost

I was so glad to stumble upon this title. Despite a small budget, this film packs a punch in terms of world building and storytelling. It gave me feelings reminiscent of Practical Magic, which I love. The early 90s witchy aesthetic is iconic and now I want to paint my house the same color blue as the house in the story.

The hero's name is John and that gives you a good idea of this film's lack of imagination. Except for being black, this couple who move into a haunted house are strictly by-the-numbers characters, as is what happens to them. Special effects are primitive, without even camp value. There are sex scenes and nudity but nothing special about them. Our horny ghost is about as interesting as a third-rate strip show. Only the current lack of other description motivates me to write this.

Not really a horror story as much as a supernatural romantic drama. If you're looking for jumps scares then this film ain't what you want. It's a steady pace succubus story.

Also the scene where the wife catches him in bed with the ghost is pretty, well, interesting.

I bought the DVD a few years ago and finally got around to watching it one night and it was 90 minutes of pure torture....acting was mediocre,I'm really into ghost stories but this one just did not work....special effects were really lame....right from the start I knew I was in for a long night..it seemed like 3 hours watching this as every scene just dragged by...there were several scenes where they would just show the lead actors sitting on the porch for 6-7 minutes not saying anything...really,really,not interesting at all....watch another movie at all costs..i give this 1 star out of 10...very brutal to sit through.

"Spirit Lost" (1997) mixes romance and horror with uneven results. A seductive ghost torments a man and his wife, but the erotic tension fizzles. The African-American cast and island setting offer a fresh take, but the plot plods and the scares are weak. Watch for chills if you enjoy a slow-burn supernatural story, but others may find it a dull possession with missed potential. VHS rental style movie, slow, boring. I wouldn't bother. Pick something else. We nearly turned it off after 5 minutes, so we gave it another 20 the gave up. Loads of things don't add up with ghost. It's got a sense of time. Is steals a locket from the natural and this object somehow can go through walls with the ghost.