The latter comes to us from fledgling horror director Ti West, who is best known for his 2009 picture House of the Devil. It’s what your own brain fills in that makes The Innkeepers so chilling and effective, and West knows it. I’ve been lucky enough to find two deliciously chilling stories of specters from the very same year 2011 has been kind enough to give us The Awakening (the film I reviewed in my last post), and The Innkeepers. Ubumenyi-Ibihimbano Sci-Fi-Fantasy Isabune Vuga TV-Filime Thriller Intambara Politiki yintambara Iburengerazuba. Ibitekerezo Amateka Ubwoba Abana Umuziki Amayobera Amakuru Urukundo Ukuri. In this eerie ghost story, a venerable New England inn closes after a century in business, and the lodges two remaining employees are determined to uncover the truth about longtime rumors that the majestic mansion is haunted. There are the obligatory door slams, bad dreams, and peripheral vision teasers but what’s fresh about this horror is the reliance on sound design – what you hear, or don’t hear – through Claire’s headphones as she stalks around the hotel with a mic and an audio recorder. Igikorwa Amahirwe Igikorwa-Kwiyemeza Animation Urwenya Icyaha Inyandiko Ikinamico Umuryango. Sara Paxton,Pat Healy,Kelly McGillis,George Riddle,Alison Bartlett,Lena Dunham,Jake Schlueter,John.
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Their solitude is interrupted, however, when actress-turned-psychic Leanne Rease-Jones (an aloof Kelly McGillis) checks in, armed with vodka, a crystal and an icy stare.Īlthough the characters are surrounded by a mass of empty rooms, West creates a microcosm that feels claustrophobic, and expertly builds the tension to a nightmarish climax with some nods to The Shining and Psycho along the way. The Innkeepers (2011) 11x17 Framed Movie Poster. During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn.
Expecting a quiet few shifts they decide to start ghost hunting (Luke’s part-time hobby), and pursue the ghost of a jilted lady said to haunt the place.Ĭlaire and Luke’s natural banter, practical jokes and slacker attitude really helps set up the everyman believability of this supernatural story. The Innkeepers (2011) R (US) Horror, Thriller 1h 42m User Score. With 2009’s The House Of The Devil director Ti West proved that he had the creativity and know-how to make horror interesting again, and now he’s checking in with an even more accomplished film, The Innkeepers, inspired by his two-month stay in a supposedly haunted hotel.Ĭlaire (an endearing Sara Paxton) and Luke (a lethargic Pat Healy) are the last two staff at The Yankee Pedlar Inn and have two days left before it closes its doors for good.