An American Haunting

...a somewhat astute allegory about how abused women, in seeking justice, are often unreasonably forced to relive the heinous crimes perpetrated against them.

It provides all the requisite chills and spills for the ticket price, without ever letting you settle.

...unspeakably scary at times - without ever resorting to schlock violence or gore.

Night after night, she's pulled from her bed, hoisted off the ground by her hair and beaten by some invisible but very powerful force. Exhausted by these punishing assaults, Betsy begins to visibly weaken

...a standard, creaking, fake-spooky ghost story (with Bible verses thrown in for good measure)...