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Hauntings and originality don’t mix well these days in films. While as viewers, we’re typically left with Ghosts in Georgia, exorcisms, haunted houses and whatever else we’re spoonfed at a rapid pace as of late, let’s just face it: an original take on ghost-filled horror films just isn’t something that happens very often. Lucky for fans of the genre, Jeff Ferrell’s feature debut, Ghostlight, gives viewers not only something new, but a tense and beautifully shot film that offers more mood and atmosphere than films 100 times its size.
There’s something intrinsically special about a filmmaker’s debut film that shows whether or not the director knows their stuff. While some grow with time (and that comes with the territory), some filmmakers hit the ground running on their first feature, something that Ferrell does with great precision on Ghostlight. It’s a film that »
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