The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It's a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will tear you from your bed as you sleep and drag you helplessly into the darkness.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
133 audience votes
Key crew
- Pat HoldenWriter
- Marc CanhamOriginal Music Composer
- Pat HoldenDirector
Cast
- Steven WaddingtonLen
- Kate AshfieldJenny
- Jo HartleyJeanette
- Tasha ConnorSally
- Molly WindsorThe Pale Girl
- Craig ParkinsonBrian
- Andrea LoweRita
- Martin CompstonMr. Price
- Gary LewisFather Clifton
- Hannah CliffordLucy
- Tony PittsHilary Barnes
- Ross MullanMonk
Stills
Themes
newspaperparent child relationshipexorcismpoltergeisthauntingpriestreporterspiritbritainséancecatholic priestcoal shed