The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tom Elkins[1]
Produced by Paul Brooks
Brad Kessell
Scott Niemeyer
Norm Waitt
Written by Dave Coggeshall[2]
Starring Chad Michael Murray
Abigail Spencer
Katee Sackhoff
Emily Alyn Lind
Cicely Tyson
Production
company
Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment
Release dates
  • February 1, 2013 (2013-02-01)
[3]
Running time
 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English / Spanish
Budget $1.5 million
Box office $2,382,965[4]

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia is a 2013 psychological horror film that serves as a brother film to The Haunting in Connecticut by Gold Circle Films. The script was written by David Coggeshall and Tom Elkins served as director. It was released in a limited theatrical run, and through video on demand, on February 1, 2013.[5] The story was inspired by the events surrounding the Wyrick house of Ellerslie, Georgia, which were published in the book The Veil: Heidi Wyrick's Story.[6]

Plot

The movie is set in the year 1993. The Wyrick family are delighted to receive a deal on a historic home in rural Georgia where they plan to raise their family free of the complications of city life. As the family settles in, the daughter Heidi (Emily Alyn Lind) starts to have conversations with a man she calls "Mr. Gordy" (Grant James) who owned the house before them.The house and the property was used as a shelter for the slaves.

As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Gordy is a spirit and one of several that Heidi is interacting with. Her abilities were inherited from her mother's side and, while her aunt accepts the visions, her mother Lisa (Abigail Spencer) is in complete denial and suppresses her visions with medication. The other spirits that Heidi communicates with are the slaves from the underground railroad who were once sheltered in the forest by her house.

After every family member has several scary confrontations with ghosts, the slaves lead Heidi to a hidden underground cellar where she discovers their bodies, which are later given a proper memorial. Unfortunately, her trip to the cellar has allowed an evil spirit, the station master and taxidermist, who is Gordy's grandfather, to target her for his hobby. Heidi has a protector in Gordy and heeds his warnings and persuades her family to leave. However, they are too late, and the station master kidnaps her after attacking Joyce.

Heidi's mother Lisa then embraces communication with the dead, and with the help of the slaves, finds her daughter and destroys the station master's ghost. Now living in peace, Gordy helps Heidi ride her bike before he and the slaves depart to the afterlife.

Cast

Release

The film was given a limited release in the United States on 1 February 2013 and around the world during 2013 with a wide release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2013.[7]

Reception

The film received mostly negative reviews, though it fared slightly better than its predecessor, with a 19% approval rating based on 13 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes;[8] Metacritic gave the film a score of 25 out of 100, indicating "Generally Unfavorable" reception, based on five reviews.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Editor Turns Director for 'The Haunting in Georgia'".
  2. 1 2 The Haunting in Georgia at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ↑ http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=65200
  4. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=SG&id=_fTHEHAUNTINGINCON01
  5. ↑ "The Haunting in Connecticut 2 Ghosts of Georgia".
  6. ↑ Cathy, Joyce. "The Veil - Heidi Wyrick's Story". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Release Dates". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  8. ↑ "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  9. ↑ "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-02-06.

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