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A Savannah Haunting
Horror · Drama · Thriller · 2022
Based on true events and filmed in the actual haunted house upon which the script is based, A Savannah Haunting is a chilling supernatural thriller about a family that is torn apart by evil forces inside their new home.
Movie details
A Savannah Haunting
“What's in your house isn't a dead human. It's something darker.”
2022 Horror · Drama · Thriller 1h 43m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Based on true events and filmed in the actual haunted house upon which the script is based, A Savannah Haunting is a chilling supernatural thriller about a family that is torn apart by evil forces inside their new home.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over A Savannah Haunting?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
William Mark McCullough
Written by
William Mark McCullough
Gena Shaw
Rachel Rancourt
Dean J. West
Eric Rancourt
Tommi Rose
Lillath
Simbi Khali
Josephine
Anna Harriette Pittman
April Rancourt
Bill Winkler
Dr. Livingston
M
Moses Jones
James
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Put A Savannah Haunting on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.