A parapsychology class professor offers his students a class project instead of a final exam. They are to go to the old Nostrand house, where the family was murdered and the father disappeared. The bank seized the home but no one will stay there. In an odd move, the government has asked the university to investigate.
The professor proposes the students stay in the house over the weekend to see if they can find evidence of supernatural activity. There needs to be a minimum of six students who volunteer for the project. If they participate, they can get their names in the trade journals - for what is never clearly explained.
Ten students volunteer and drive out to the house, which is in the middle of nowhere. The house still has electricity and running water. The kids bring a camp stove, but forget the butane. A couple head out to the nearest store which is forty miles away. This is confusing since they brought a can of kerosene. What was that for if not the stove? We never find out.
The group explores the house, sets up cameras and tape recorders, and then go to sleep. The next day they arise to eat breakfast which consists of Hostess products and Pepsi. When reviewing the tapes, they see a weird ghostly figure and hear noises which they determine came from the basement.
Later they realize two of the students are missing, and a couple the students see horrible apparitions of the father murdering his family. Everyone wants to leave except Dave who says damn it, he came here to investigate and he’s going to do it even if he’s all alone. The others decide a few people will go for help while the others stay with Dave. Things go off the rails at this point.
This is a regional horror movie which would benefit by editing to decrease the run time. It was shot in 1985 but not released until 1990. I definitely have a soft spot for regional 1980s horror and while nothing happens in the most of the movie, I still liked it. The sleeveless tshirts, huge station wagons, Hostess cupcakes and a character who has a yo-yo but isn’t considered a dork. If only he’d used the yo-yo as a weapon.
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Dave’s hair does not meet continuity requirements.
The second day, all of a sudden his hair gets short… |
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…when this is what his hair looks like most of the movie.
Dave’s love of Pepsi is apparent. |
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| The clue to where to look, but should you? |
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| Yo-yo out the back window while driving? Yep. |
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| He has multiple sleeveless t-shirts. |
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| The insane painting found in the house. |
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| Reading a tiny book from the dollhouse. |
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| The crack parapsychology class |
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| The murder house |
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| Just a typical day at college |
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| Duhrrrrr |
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| Footage on the video tape from overnight |
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| Detail of the painting |
A parapsychology class professor offers his students a class project instead of a final exam. They are to go to the old Nostrand house, where the family was murdered and the father disappeared. The bank seized the home but no one will stay there. In an odd move, the government has asked the university to investigate.
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