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A long abandoned slaughterhouse is transformed into modern lofts in a re-gentrified urban neighborhood. Soon after tenants move in they are tormented by a dark secret that has been trapped i... Read allA long abandoned slaughterhouse is transformed into modern lofts in a re-gentrified urban neighborhood. Soon after tenants move in they are tormented by a dark secret that has been trapped in the building for over 30 years.A long abandoned slaughterhouse is transformed into modern lofts in a re-gentrified urban neighborhood. Soon after tenants move in they are tormented by a dark secret that has been trapped in the building for over 30 years.
Jeffrey Cain
- Mover
- (uncredited)
Rod Fielder
- Slaughterhouse Worker
- (uncredited)
Joe Fishel
- Mover
- (uncredited)
- Director
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'The Charnel House' drew me into seeing it, with a cool poster, an intriguing idea and as someone with a general appreciation for horror. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive.
Found the film to be pretty weak with a lot more wrong than right. 'The Charnel House' is not great, or good, has a fair share of problems (fairly big ones too) and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There are however a few decent, even good, qualities in 'The Charnel House', at least it wasn't intelligence insulting or inept (unlike some films seen recently) though the potential was never lived up to.
Lets start with the positives. The scenery is atmospheric, likewise with the very nice way it's shot. The music is suitably spooky and quirky and doesn't distract at all from the atmosphere, while not exactly enhancing it.
'The Charnel House' started off fairly spookily.
However, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it feels vague, under-explained. The more 'The Charnel House' progressed, the duller, more predictable, more senseless and less scary it got, and too many characters are too sketchy and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it.
Acting is never amateurish, there has been far worse acting before and since and at least they try with limited material and sketchy, dull and clichéd characters, but nobody is note-worthy.
Dialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace is uneven, dragging in a lot of the second half and never is it exciting. Found the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the supposedly creepy atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness and the lack of tension and suspense, and the end felt not much of a climax.
In conclusion, pretty weak but not unwatchable. 3/10 Bethany Cox
Found the film to be pretty weak with a lot more wrong than right. 'The Charnel House' is not great, or good, has a fair share of problems (fairly big ones too) and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There are however a few decent, even good, qualities in 'The Charnel House', at least it wasn't intelligence insulting or inept (unlike some films seen recently) though the potential was never lived up to.
Lets start with the positives. The scenery is atmospheric, likewise with the very nice way it's shot. The music is suitably spooky and quirky and doesn't distract at all from the atmosphere, while not exactly enhancing it.
'The Charnel House' started off fairly spookily.
However, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it feels vague, under-explained. The more 'The Charnel House' progressed, the duller, more predictable, more senseless and less scary it got, and too many characters are too sketchy and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it.
Acting is never amateurish, there has been far worse acting before and since and at least they try with limited material and sketchy, dull and clichéd characters, but nobody is note-worthy.
Dialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace is uneven, dragging in a lot of the second half and never is it exciting. Found the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the supposedly creepy atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness and the lack of tension and suspense, and the end felt not much of a climax.
In conclusion, pretty weak but not unwatchable. 3/10 Bethany Cox
The subject is familiar for many viewers. In same measure, it is a generous subject for so many versions . This film has a lot of chances to be real good. But each of them is wasted . Scene by scene. Less coherence, bad solutions, many holes of logic and common sense and not the most inspired performances. So, just poor.
The premise is pretty generic and the film clearly has very little budget. The special effects are pretty lame and overall its not got anything very interesting to bring to the screen. In addition most of the acting isnt very good, with the notable exception of the little girl who was actually okay.
Having said all of that, I have seen an awful lot worse and it didnt completely bore me which plenty of other movies have done. So below average but not the worst movie ever.
Having said all of that, I have seen an awful lot worse and it didnt completely bore me which plenty of other movies have done. So below average but not the worst movie ever.
This story has been told many times, and a lot better to be frank. The new take on it by adding technology was not really a plus for me. Unfortunately everything about this movie was mediocre. I will probably have forgotten this next week. It also lacked a few real scares, wich is the reason to watch horror right? So I don't think you'll be missing out if you skip this one.
This is a bad movie. Don't waste your time. Derivative, predictable, no suspense. Badly written, badly directed, badly acted. Unoriginal tosh. There is nothing to recommend this drivel. Any good reviews are fake.
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- GoofsWhile Charlotte is in her clocktower studio, she drops something and bends over to pick it up. She sees Rupert, then sits up only find he's gone. However, at the base of the stairwell, a shadow can be seen moving about.
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- Also known as
- The Ghost of Charnel House
- Filming locations
- Former The Fairmont Creamery Co, Bldg. 2300 W, 17th St. Cleveland, Ohio, USA(Slaughter house building and rooftop scene)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,332
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,518
- Nov 6, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $6,332
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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