![]() SÉANCE is the kind of horror movie that honors its predecessors, but still finds something novel to do with itself. If something is meant to be moving on our left, that’s where we’ll hear it, versus having it all around. For those with proper audio equipment, or even respectable headphones, there’s also uncommonly good directional sound on the production. Waterhouse gives a powerful performance, and she gets adept support from the rest of the cast.īarrett knows where – and where not – to put the camera. It doesn’t entirely matter how quickly we deduce what may be coming next, because there’s always another wrinkle after that. We get improvised Ouija boards, a theatre department, ballet (shades of SUSPIRIA), academic intrigue, and multiple back stories. There’s a lot of pleasing subgenre zigzagging in SÉANCE. We’re completely on Camille’s side, but we fear less for her and more for anything or anyone who imagines her to be an easy target. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Suffice to say that Camille is unlike most new girl/final girl leads in the genre. This is where we start to feel that Simon Barrett, an experienced horror screenwriter making his full-length feature directorial debut, has something new to offer. Enter top-of-the-waiting-list senior Camille Meadows (Suki Waterhouse). Whatever has happened, Kerrie’s death leaves an opening in the school roster. When her classmates rush into her room, it appears that she has leapt to her death from the window – or did the ghost kill her? She retreats to her room – and then is heard screaming. Skeptic Kerrie (Megan Best) is annoyed by the whole business. As one character later observes, no one knew if this was true or not because “nobody would be stupid enough to … oh.” ![]() The school legend goes that, if a ritual is performed, the ghost will appear and kill her summoners. Years earlier, a student was found dead in the school bathroom, having slit her wrists.Īlice (Inanna Sarkis), leader of the meanest clique in the seniors’ group, arranges a séance in the bathroom at what is said to be the time of night when the deceased student’s heart stopped beating. At first, it seems to be dealing in one set of staples, then in another, and then – well, part of the enjoyment here is in guessing the explanations before they’re revealed.Īt the prestigious Edelvine Academy, everyone has heard the story of the Edelvine Ghost. ![]() SÉANCE is a twisty, fun horror film set at an all-girls prep school. Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Ella-Rae Smith, Madisen Beaty, Inanna Sarkis, Seamus Patterson, Stephanie Sy, Djouliet Amara, Jade Michael, Megan Best, Marina Stephenson Kerr SEANCE movie poster | ©2021 RLJE Films/Shudder
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