ORIGINS: THE CARMICHAEL MANOR is the best "Hell House LLC" film since the original, and even after almost a decade, those now iconic clowns still pack a punch.
While there are creative ideas sprinkled throughout, FOE is a woeful attempt at paranoid thriller that seems to get in its own way.
The creepy ambience established by Tammi and co. dissipates as what goes on within it loses its grip, and the overly dense plotting takes precedence.
The kids are alright! Longtime RUE MORGUE contributor Jeff Szpirglas turns his critical duties over to his brood for one of Wes Craven's more family-friendly features.
A horror-drama that employs the framework of the zombie/infected subgenre and its traditional themes to potent and timely ends.
