Psych 9

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Psych 9
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Directed byAndrew Shortell
Written byLawrence Robinson
Produced byAndrew Shortell
Starring
CinematographyShane Daley
Edited byNick McCahearty
Music byJames Edward Baker
Distributed byGreen Card Pictures
Lionsgate
Ghost House Underground
Release date
  • May 7, 2010 (2010-05-07)(United Kingdom)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • United States [1]
  • Czech Republic [1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million [2]

Psych: 9 is a 2010 American-Czech horror film directed by Andrew Shortell. It stars Sara Foster and Michael Biehn.

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Plot

While dealing with her own mental issues, Roslyn takes the night shift at a recently closed hospital's psych ward. As she experiences possibly supernatural phenomena, she comes to suspect that her husband, Cole, is a serial killer active in the area.

Cast

Production

Shooting took place in Prague. [3]

Release

Psych 9 played in the UK in May 2010 [4] and at Screamfest Horror Film Festival on October 12. [5] It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 22, 2011. [6]

Reception

Kim Newman of Empire rated it 2/5 stars and called it "predictable fare with a few good performances". [7] Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "It's all been done before and done much better.". [8] Describing the film's use of haunted house and serial killer tropes, R. L. Shaffer of IGN rated it 4/10 stars and called it "more or less a combination of two half-cocked ideas". [9] In comparing it to a Lifetime made-for-cable film, Peter Brown of Shock Till You Drop criticized the amount of time spent on back story and concluded that the film is too illogical and clichéd. [10] Annie Riordan of Brutal as Hell called it "stunningly unscary and totally nonsensical". [11]

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