The Ghost Within focuses on a troubled young married woman, Margot Richardson (Michaela Longden), with a memory block plagued by vision/dreams of her facially deformed sister murdered 20 years past in her childhood by her self-confessed father, who was killed in prison. Her therapist feels she is regressing and warns that if she doesn’t get a handle on her mental stability, she may have to return to an asylum. In an attempt to stave off this eventuality, she feels strong enough to face her fears and returns to her abandoned childhood estate home to hopefully trigger the awakening of her repressed memories.
The pacing of this film is slow, sometimes too much so, with a good number of scenes dedicated to Margot incredulously left alone by her husband, Mason Richardson (Tom Millen), to explore atmospheric dimly lit long ago abandoned rooms with not much in the reveal of their significance. The pacing is quickened with the introduction of a father and son duo of paranormal debunkers/investigators. Most true horror enthusiasts will be able to figure out the murder mystery before the reveal.
This film is not for horror enthusiasts looking for hard-core graphic scares. This is a slow burn with a fairly decent and compelling enough story. The true ghost within lies in Margot’s repressed memories locked away inside her versus the physical manifestation of her murdered sister’s ghost. Some memories should not be drudged up as there may be devastating and deadly repercussions in wait. The acting was not remarkable, but it is a worthy watch, albeit not memorable.
The Ghost Within is a Britisn horror thriller film directed by Lawrence Fowler and starring Michaela Longden, Rebecca Phillipson, Simon Davies, Max Easton, Tom Millen, Victor Mellors, Georgina Jane, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Alice Thoma, Honor Davis-Pye and Stewart Magrath.The screenplay was written by Geoff Fowler and Lawrence Fowler. The film was released on March 17, 2023 in the United States by Vertical Entertainment.
The Ghost Within (2023)
Directed by: Lawrence Fowler
Starring: Michaela Longden, Rebecca Phillipson, Simon Davies, Max Easton, Tom Millen, Victor Mellors, Georgina Jane, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Alice Thoma, Honor Davis-Pye, Stewart Magrath
Screenplay by: Geoff Fowler, Lawrence Fowler,
Production Design by: Glenn Kendrick Ackermann
Cinematography by: Jeremy Dawson
Set Decoration by: Daniel Tompkins-Kiy
Music by: Christoph Allerstorfer
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: March 17, 2023h
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