2018 Directed by Pascal Laugier
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange . . .
Crystal Reed Mylène Farmer Anastasia Phillips Emilia Jones Taylor Hickson Rob Archer Adam Hurtig Alicia Johnston Erik Athavale Kevin Power Mariam Bernstein Ernesto Griffith Denis Cozzi Sharon Bajer Tony Braga Paul Titley Gordon Tanner Paolo Bryant Gas Attendant Suzanne Pringle Malick Laugier Angela Asher
Matthieu Warter Scott Kennedy Jean-Charles Levy Clément Miserez Nicolas Manuel Ian Dimerman Brendon Sawatzky Grégoire Melin Sami Tesfazghi
Incident in a Ghost Land, Incident in a Ghostland, 고스트랜드, A Casa do Medo - Incidente em Ghostland, Το Κουκλόσπιτο του Τρόμου
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Pascal Laugier's latest film turned me every which way but loose! There were elements that stood out namely a mother's love for her children and the lengths she'll go to protect them and more importantly the love between two sisters and what one is willing to endure for the sake of that love! The mother and the daughter's bond was unbreakable.. You can conquer the body but you can't conquer their spirit! A brutally intense home invasion film with a creep factor off the freakin' charts! It definitely got the ole ticker working overtime! Translation : Accelerated heart palpitations equals totally invested ;-)
But it also had its negatives.. It doesn't always make sense and we have no backstory whatsoever…
the killer should be featured on my strange addiction for how often he was sniffing doll coochie
The ratings for this are all over the place, but I really enjoyed it! I did not se the twist coming at all so job well done there. The story is original and the atmosphere is terrific. All the trees are barren so it takes place in late fall or winter which makes it all the more fun to watch on this unusually cool and rainy summer day. Seriously can’t wait for fall.
I know some people have written Pascal Laugier off after Martyrs, but I think the guy is still doing a great job.
Great opening of Horror October.
Scary, well written, good twist, good acting, and well made. It has flaws, it has cliches but it has its moments.
Liked it.
You'll definitely get your dose of brutality if that's what you want from Laugier. But I'm pretty bored with just about any story where the twist is the most interesting thing about it either structurally or narratively, and this one is particularly telegraphed, plus as an examination of trauma it's wildly reductive compared to MARTYRS.
Alternate Titles:
"Loud, Annoying Noises: The Movie"
"Loud, Annoying Screams: The Movie"
"Loud, Annoying Jump Scares: The Movie"
"Twistident in a Twistland"
"High Tension Inside a Livid Martyr's house at the Frontier(s) Among The Living"
French horror is officially dead now. The on-set incident with Taylor Hickson hopefully kills off Laugier's career. And, seriously, people who get a real kick out of this fucking piece of shit have serious issues.
An atrocious fucking mess of a horror film.
First off, this thing is ADR hell! These actors desperately try to render some emotion into Laugier’s awful dialogue, but then it’s as if it’s re-acted by some questionably accented other actor. Where the fuck was this supposed to take place? France? Chicago? Canada? It’s obviously trying to appear more western but Laugier’s style is still that pure French extreme horror.
The central themes are well-worn by Laugier and it’s as if he’s trying to channel the success of Matyrs(the only film I’ve liked of his and I’m reconsidering that). The new psychological gimmick to his formula is lame and makes little sense. Not only that, but it takes a great big…
"Ghostland" or "Incident in a Ghostland" is the fourth film written and directed by French director Pascal Laugier and, as his masterpiece "Martyrs" (2008), this film is also surrounded by controversy. This time not so much about the extremely violent content (despite having received some criticism saying that the film is "mean-spirited"), but due to an accident during the filming.
Actress Taylor Hickson, who plays Vera, suffered an ugly cut on her face during the filming of a scene where the producers asked her to knock herself against a glass door. The glass was real and the door shattered. She received 70 stitches and is now, justifiably, suing the film's production.
Some people even accuse the producers of alluding to…
I love rob zombie movies and I only bring that up because this totally feels like what every non zombert fan must think what his movies are like, minus the 70’s grime vibes and a sense of humor. I know it has its fans and that’s cool, but I really couldn’t jive with this one plus the behind the scene issue involving one of the leads is pretty disturbing and a biiiiiiig turn off.
Loved the look and setting of this film, and the story had a LOT of potential, even though it does a "thing" that's a trope I very strongly dislike, but actually makes it work for the most part. Ultimately, the story and dialogue needed more work, but there is still something special about this film that makes it feel personal and compelling. Also, WHY the jump scares? Come on!
I really don’t know what is real anymore and I just want to say fuck this fucking movie and fuck dolls witches and ogres
