The hard-core "jump-scare" crowd may well succumb to "An American Haunting," but auds who prefer their screamfests to be something more than nerve-wracking will avoid this Federalist-era "Exorcist" ...
The spirits make way too much noise in “An American Haunting,” a supernatural tale whose overbearing clamor is redeemed to a large extent by engaging performances and fine 19th century period detail.
"An American Haunting," a movie about poltergeists and people screaming in 19th-century costumes, wants to exude the scary B-movie ethos of films like "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Blair Witch ...
The spirits make way too much noise in “An American Haunting,” a supernatural tale whose overbearing clamor is redeemed to a large extent by engaging performances and fine 19th century period detail.