Plot
Franklin tries to speak to his dead children using an EVP box. Soon thereafter, he is possessed by a ghost that apparently causes him to kill himself.
After this incident, a woman known as Dr. Morello begins narrating about her family being murdered one by one by an unknown force. When Evan Asher (Harrison Gilbertson) and his family move into the old Morello house some years later, they are unaware of its history. Unable to sleep, Evan goes for a walk and meets Samantha Richards (Liana Liberato). Evan begins experiencing paranormal activity and enlists Samantha's help to uncover what is going on.
The two teens explore the house and find the EVP box. Not expecting anything to happen, they use it to speak with the dead. Ghosts haunt the two teens as well as psychically contacting the youngest child. At the urging of Dr. Morello, Evan and Sam burn the box and the belongings of the previous owners. They also seal the small room in the attic where they found the box. Nevertheless, the ghost of a woman haunts them that night.
It is revealed to Sam in a vision that Frank Morello had an affair with his neighbor. This woman gave birth to Samantha. Doctor Morello found out about the affair and killed the woman. The woman is buried in the small room in the attic where Evan is staying. Sam is possessed by her mother's spirit who kills Evan with a hammer saying "You shouldn't have burned the box, you shouldn't have closed the room."
Sam is caught by Evan's father when she tries to open the wooden plank in the floor under which the woman's body is buried, calling out "Mommy" the whole time. She is arrested and taken away by the cops. The movie ends with the voice of Dr. Morello wondering if Evan will haunt that house forever like she believes the members of her family will.
Reception
Fearnet gave Haunt a mostly positive review, noting that while the film's story "won't win many awards for originality", Haunt did bring in some new ideas and that overall "it's a respectably old-school chiller that feels sort of refreshing after watching so many high-tech, post-modern, and uber-subversive horror flicks." [6] In contrast, Shock Till You Drop gave the film a more mixed review, commenting that it was "competently made" but that "no matter how well-made it is, you have seen every minute of this movie before". [7]
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