Day 295: The House on Pine Street

This was one of my discoveries from the Ain't It Cool list last year, although it took me awhile to track down.

The House on Pine Street takes a little nod from Insidious in that the house the couple moves into is not haunted or cursed or built over a graveyard. Jennifer is seven months pregnant and having serious reservations about having a child at all. Her mother is all up in her business and even old friends think she is acting strangely. Of course, it isn't long until she hears footsteps upstairs when she is home alone and pounding on the front door that turns out to be no one. During a party scene, a family friend with some psychic abilities pops in to give some exposition but mostly the horror is this vulnerable woman alone with her fears in a new house.

The budget was low on this but put to good use. Most of the scares are done with editing and lighting choices (and some solid sound design). I really enjoyed the final explanation of what was going on in the house, it plays as more original than a ho hum ghost story. This indie impressed me and I would highly recommend it to haunted house horror fans.