A man with a shady past begins to renovate a rundown mansion, however, the house with its sordid history has other plans for the new owner and his pregnant wife.
Director Travis Stevens offers a well made moralistic horror tale, while it echoes the likes of Stir of Echoes, The Amityville Horror, Hellraiser and The Shining to name a few; it has plenty of its own ideas to give Girl on the Third Floor its own identity.
The cast are on form, troubled Phil 'CM Punk' Brooks and wholesome yet feisty Trieste Kelly Dunn are notable; but steely Sarah Brooks and the special effects steal the show. Stevens' direction along with the whole production is tight and slick with a traditional filmatic look and feel. It builds up intriguingly slow and has some well executed jump scares, gross out effects accompanied by an effective score.
Overall, a solid addition to the haunted house genre.
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