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The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill
UK 2013
produced by Kevin Gates, Paul Heneker (executive), Michael Bartlett (co) for Off World Films, Bleeding Edge Films
directed by Kevin Gates, Michael Bartlett
starring Craig Stovin, Criselda Cabitac, Kevin Gates, Michael Bartlett, Rob Whitaker, Mark Jeavons, Caitlyn Ramos-Stovin, Bill King, Ruth Stratton, Mark Knight, Amardeep Parmar, Duncan Stein, Mick Peters, Alex Ward, Gerry McGovern, Dana McGovern, Stephanie Lawn, Andrew Fazekas, Dee Lindley, Sarah Catlin, Elaine Ellis, Stan Woodward, George Sims, Inderpal Singh, Cassie Ramos-Stovin
written by Kevin Gates, music by Pete Renton
documentary
review by Mike Haberfelner
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A small team of paranormal investigators (Craig Stovin, Criselda
Cabitac, Kevin Gates, Michael Bartlett, Rob Whitaker, Mark Jeavons) are
exploring the ruins of a church in (or rather near) Clophill, where
reportedly a black mass was held 50 years back, and since there have been
numerous reports of strange apparitions - plus, the site has of course
become the favourite haunted house of local teens who tend to go there on
a dare. The first two nights our crew spends at the place, it's just
creepy. The Luton Paranormal Society also helps out the second
night, but they only come up with what you'd expect them to come up with,
circumstantial evidence, nothing definite. The third night though, our
heroes figure the best way to come up with something definite is for each
of them to spend 10 minutes alone in what they figure to be the most
haunted spot of the place ... which not only leads to some of them to
freak out, but also to the discovery of a severed head and a Black Mass,
and even the police gets involved ... and they have to realize later, just
because they have left the place doesn't mean they have escaped its horror
... Of all the paranormal investigation documentaries out
there, this is definitely one of the best, and basically because it put
its emphasis on narrative build-up and suspense rather than making
something out of nothing (which is the case in quite a few of these movies
that try to sell a speck on the camera lense as a proof for the existence
of ghosts), and it does feature some genuine scares and a fine finale -
all of which are signs that actual horror filmmakers were at work here,
which works for the movie 100%, as it breathes life into it. A really
nice documentary that you'll probably even enjoy if you are like my and
won't believe in ghosts even if one appeared right in front of you and
stole your lunch money ...
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