Sometimes with horror movies, it's all about tone. The apprehension and dread one feels while watching a good horror film cannot easily be manufactured and some filmmakers incorrectly believe that gore and special effects pave the path. The ...

As an old New England inn is about to close, a pair of 20-something desk clerks decide to investigate the claim that the place is haunted. Critic Jeannette Catsoulis says Ti West's slow-burn approach to horror may not always scare, but it does allow the characters to shine.

Ti West depicts a world continuously impinged on by the past, a realm we can admire but never actually enter.

Review: A haunting good time with 'The Innkeepers'

It’s hard to think of a recent film with horror elements that has a happy ending. At worst, everyone dies. At best, everyone dies except the protagonist—who’s so damaged he or she might as well be dead. Maybe the unhappiest ending of all is the [...]

The Innkeepers A deliberately paced, dialogue-heavy ghost story in the style of Eisenhower-era B-pics.

R • 1 hour 41 min • 2012