The Heiress

With a brilliant central performance, The Heiress slowly builds its tension, taking its story in unexpected directions. Director Chris Bell is just as confident flipping genre tropes as he is utilising traditional scare tactics to keep the viewer firmly behind a pillow. The "person behind a closing door" scares are there, but they don't feel worn in the same way they do in other films as they are earnt through the ever thicker atmosphere the film churns up. The Heiress also faces up to the traditional Church vs Science fight shared by many other suburban horror films, but tackles it with a fresh approach that feels more grounded in reality. This juxtaposition is echoed throughout the film, a fight between the mundane and supernatural, be it parental bickering or vivid dreams. But the bottom line with a horror film is "does it scare?" Here The Heiress really delivers. It is one thing to make a decrepit mansion or a dark forest scary, but here the terror is in brightly lit fields and a detached new build.

A well written horror movie with lots of jumps and scares along the way. Filmed in lovely parts of Britain. How we have missed this type of movie in recent years. A must watch movie for all you horror movie fans.

One of the worst indies I've seen in a while. Shot on a tiny budget so it's just two people talking for most of the running time. Some religious stuff to pad out the slim length. It's about two sisters, one of whom sees ghosts, but the other thinks she's going mad. Absolutely no reason to tune in on this one.

Slow start to the film Not scary but still enjoyed the film nice to see a British horror low budget but nice effort

Good example of not judging a book by its cover. This is actually a good little find. I rented this last night to watch with the wife who spent most of the film launching her popcorn and coke over my lap. Yes there's a few expected jumps but also a nice little creepy story to keep you engaged. Good to see an English haunting instead of the same old big American haunted house stuff that's rammed down our throats with CGI demons. The kid with the mask is freaky as hell, especially that scene in the bedroom with the radio.

Shame it's not available to buy on DVD in the UK but not a bad little film at all. Will probably watch again near Halloween