It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

I enjoyed the story, the performances and the gore. But...if the asylum closed in the 1970's, shouldn't Devon be much older, like, 25-30 years older? Major plot whole that's hard to overlook.

The Three Acts:The initial tableaux: We get a triple bite opening. First a drug user gets killed after shooting up. That was quite short Second, we get horrid archival footage of the Exeter asylum's failed history as a mental institution, where children were killed en masse. It is rumoured to be haunted by the spirits of those slaughtered. Third, in modern times, the Exeter asylum is being renovated by a church. A number of strongly degenerate teens decide to have a drugs/drinks/smokes party at the asylum. Horror clichés dictate a lot of deaths later in the film.Delineation of conflicts: The youths vandalise the place, urinating and vomiting on the walls, dumping trash everywhere, and breaking fixtures. So it's the youths against whatever spirits they rouse by their attempt at levitation. Can this motley crew of useless teens manage to placate that which possesses Rory?Resolution: Do all of the teens die horribly, or just most of them?

I'll be honest in saying I'd thought the movie had its share of cheesy scenes or lines.Although at the same time it managed to have a good filming quality w/Video Equipment.The actors played their roles great(&for being ones Im not familiar with),to where they did their parts well plus interacted in believable ways.Rather than tacky over rehearsed feeling to when they say their lines,Also following through w/their acting role needs seemingly well,that'd also been done good by the director in telling the actors what they were wanting for the scenes!The "special effects"used weren't bad either,&that'd fit the films story line&plot.It held my attention from the beginning to the end!!Which is a plus in my book as well!I read on IMDb,that there's an Additional scene at the end of the credits.{But on an added note also:alota horror films came out in the 70s,to like early 90s-ish,&used various plots/story lines,&summaries,making them also"All-Time Favorites!",to both Myself+Many Other People/ppl!!On that note,Not to Defend ALL of the Horror films released,it IMO doesn't exactly give much to work with without being somehow familiar,like deja-vu &/or reminds them of a film made already(unless its a re-make).But otherwise its why I give films a chance,not go by ratings &/or reviews,because I might like it,opinion wise everyones is different.I don't regret watching this one as itd definitely wasn't like the way BAD "B-Minus MINUS!"flicks that we have All Seen!}

There are some real Horror Snobs out there . I'm not sure what they want. There is the gore / torture group, who if there isn't kids getting murdered and babies decapitated , are unhappy. They are really secret psychopaths who are living out there sick fantasies by proxy and have terrible taste. Then there is the intellectual crowd, who , although much better taste , are too stuck up to enjoy anything that doesn't think too much or look too fancy / hip. I like horror for one reason. It's not boring. OK, so this is not Hostel. And it's not Silence of the Lambs or Sinister. But that doesn't mean that it has no merit! This is a pretty good little exorcism flick. Fast paced, good effects, great acting, and no lame lines ( which is super hard to do in a movie about teens. Dialogue just starts to evaporate the younger the cast. Was it cheese? No. It actually scared me. More like roller coaster scares. I was stressed out watching it but could walk downstairs and use the bathroom alone no problem. Not very realistic but you won't care. It's not that kind of fun, and you won't notice. Very gross. Ya. All in all, this is a great movie for fun and jumps, and it isn't stupid. Well, except for one part . There is a part in this movie that is about the sign of the crescent moon. In the movie they say that it is a Wicca sign ( true) and that it is demonic and don't want to spoil the movie but they say that it is a bad thing. OK so for anyone out there not familiar with Wicca, Wicca is probably the tamest, nicest, kindest, pure good and white religion out there. Wiccans are more Christ like than Christians. They go by a code, which is not to hurt anyone less you get hurt three times worse. They worship nature or and the goddess and are really peaceful, good people. They are the furthest from anything evil, or satanic or bad / black there is. But I get it, not many people have any idea about the witchcraft religions and they like to think they are super scary and all that . I can forgive that. Because I'm used to that. No I'm not Wiccan but I've known a lot and they remind me of Jesus . They are that nice and that harmless. They are as scared of the dark stuff as everyone else. So besides that , you should enjoy this film.. Have fun. Get grossed out and be entertained and don't listen to anyone that gave this movie less than a 6. They're lying.