Rose Red

A group of psychics go on a weekend trip to a very haunted house in hopes of catching some supernatural activity on film. The house gets pissed and starts killing them off. This story was written by Stephen King and was a mini series on ABC. I've seen a lot of haunted house movies, but this is the cream of the crop right here. Everything from character development to the effects were great. And as someone who loves Stephen King books, but hates his movies, I was surprised that I really got into this one. Check it out if you can stand sitting for the four hours. 5 out of 5.

Characters

• Joyce: Professor who is putting a team of psychics together to explore the old Rose Red mansion. I guess you could say she's a little obcessed with it. Surrounded by ghosts and presumed dead.
• Steven: Ancestor to the people who built the house and is now dateing Joyce. He's also letting Joyce rent the house for the weekend.
• Annie: Autistic child who has really strong psychic powers. You know she's going to be a problem.
• Professor Carl: Asshole teacher who tries to sabotage Joyce's trip. Killed.
• Cathy: Older woman on the trip who somehow manages to live.
• Sister: Annie's older sister who always watches out for her.
• Emery: Another psychic. This one still lives with his mother! He's the whiney one of the bunch. Looses a few fingers in a doorway, but lives.
• Nick: British member of the group who is actually pretty damn funny. Nice guy who saves Cathy but dies in the process.
• Victor: Older member of the group who has a heart condition. He dies and spend a portion of the movie being eaten by crows.
• Pam: Journalist psychic who developes a crush on Steve. Wanders off and found dead.
• Mrs. Kay: Emery's very overprotective mother who comes to rescue him but gets killed by ghosts instead.

The Totals

• Body Count: 17
• Weapons Used: A shotgun, rocks, glass, a noose, a door, a pool ball, an axe, a screwdriver, and a hammer.
• Breast Shots: 0
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 1
• Thunderstorms: 1
• Explotions: 1

Random Thoughts and Things Learned

• Haunted houses always come with fog.
• Being broke is a disease.
• Ham sandwiches are psychic.