Hammer Films’ upcoming supernatural chiller The Quiet Ones is yet another horror film that prides itself on being inspired by “true events”. The John Pogue-directed haunter recently found a spot on my “Most Anticipated” list so I decided to do a little digging to find out just what the film’s inspiration was. Now this one is a stretch, guys. The movie bases itself off of a little experiment that a group of scientists conducted back in the 70′s where they set out to create a ghost of their very own. Now that’s quite the twist on your typical ghost story isn’t it? We all know someone who claims to have experienced a supernatural event, or maybe even you yourself have have seen a ghost. But do ghosts actually exist, or is it something that our very mind manifests? Can we actually be the ones creating the ghost? That’s the question they set out to answer, and what they found turned out to be quite shocking. This is the true story that inspired The Quiet Ones. Continue Reading…
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Hammer Films will revisit the supernatural with their upcoming chiller The Quiet Ones and today the film’s first trailer has been released. This one recently landed on my “Most Anticipated” list because the set-up alone is worthy of a few chills to be sent down your spine. The film was inspired by “true” events in which a couple of scientists set out to create a poltergeist of their very own. And it worked… according to them. The film itself spins that story into a terrifying tale of awakening an unspeakable force. Insert a solid cast with the great Jared Harris leading the way and you’ve got a film certainly worth keeping an eye one. Continue Reading…