Bannister DollHouse

Watched this last night on iTunes.

One of the creepiest films i've seen in ages. It had shades of Hereditary and Midsommer, but with a. modern British setting.

It felt a little bit like also budget film, but the atmosphere kept it going.

Great work from everyone involved. The acting was also very good for a low budget film.

I've never been one to scare easily, but watching this, late last night with the lights out. I was hooked from beginning to end. Really solid genre entertainment. I can't believe how creepy it was. Great acting, especially from the Mum character and the little girl did a great job of being horribly creepy without over doing it. That ending though, mind blowing. Wonderful.

That's the confusing credit at the end of this fun timepasser - who the heck is Martha? I'm guessing she's the unnamed doctor's receptionist who turns up later as a separate character, given all the other female parts are namechecked in the film. Anyway, as everyone has pointed out, this is cheap, but it's good fun. The acting really isn't as great as several reviewers say, but it's OK. The whole thing reminds me of the UK Thriller series that ran on ITV in the Seventies - not massively original, but points for commitment. There are cliches, but there's also creepiness, and one or two subtle moments worth keeping an eye out for.

So, thanks to everyone involved. I had fun.

Off to bed now. I hope someone makes me a hot chocolate...

Bargain basement horror that boasts a few acceptable chills, "The Haunting of Molly Bannister" is a throwaway genre entry whose story presents a bagful of ideas better executed in better films. Here, a family, a doll, and an evil presence collide and cause life-and-death headaches for the previously mentioned family. The story is routine; and the production is expectedly threadbare, though all involved do what they can do to ensure an earnest tone. The overall experience is subpar, but it is not without a respectably macabre moment or two. The poster was quite frankly the best thing about this whole thing.

I saw this a couple of years ago at Horror-On-Sea Film Festival and have waited anxiously for it come out on DVD. It got released on download early it seems. Let me start by saying, that this film was originally called Bannister Dollhouse and although the title change feels a little on the nose, I guess in a way it feels more apt for this film.

The film itself is very very slowburn, its kind of a basic haunted doll movie, its only when it comes to the finale that it really comes into its own. A proper modern folk horror that I'm sure people will enjoy as much as I did.