Review by David Rupp
September 8, 1934. After numerous instances of families being scared out of a rural house just outside of Hopewell, Kentucky, the local pastor, Walter Howell is chosen to try and put an end to the haunting.Based on the actual interview recorded by the acclaimed paranormal investigator, Simon Coots, the preacher attempts to spend the night in the old house with only his bible in hand.
As a skeptic at first, the preacher soon becomes a believer after he encounters unexplained noises, furniture moving by itself, and mysterious voices coming from the darkness. After spending one horrifying night in the old house, the preacher understands why no one could ever make it past the first night...
I have to start off by saying that this is not a full length feature, but it needs to be, it just screams out to be made into a full feature. The Hopewell Haunting is written by Dane Sears & Adam Morton, directed and edited by Dane Sears and starring: Tim Birch, Beth Plummer, Donald Sears, Gayle Crossfield, Joseph Lucas and Louetta Sears.
Hopewell Haunting is a surprising gift I was able to get from the Fright Night Film Fest in August. I say gift because this is a great piece of film making, the detail to period costuming and language, the locations, the acting all made this an entertaining journey that almost borders on a lost documentary of the Blair Witch ilk. Add to this the editing and after effects added to the film and you have an enjoyable and entertaining film. I myself would like to see this expanded on and made into a feature. I have to give this a 9/10