The House in Between

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"Do you believe in ghosts?" Yup. Sure I do. And that's why I sleep with a light or two on in my cozy abode. In 2020's The House in Between (my latest review), said house is well-constructed from an architectural standpoint. "Between's" darkened movie poster shows you this right off the bat. The house was gutted when the new homeowner came in and it is located in Florence, Mississippi. So yeah, The House in Between is a haunted house documentary that at times, feels hoary and dated. Otherwise heightened by eerie background music from Joseph Miller (Pink, Athena), "Between" suggests timeworn stuff like 2007's Paranormal Activity, a less scary version of Paranormal Witness, and TV's Ghost Adventures. "Between" has directors Steve Gonsalves and Kendall Whelpton filming (and interviewing) various spook experts. We're talking investigators, EVP mongers, contractors, electricians, and even psychics. They try to uncover why baseballs roll inexplicably down stairs, lights turn on and off, and doors shut when no one is around. Oh and there might be a dead body in the backyard that was buried there over one hundred years ago. At 81 minutes, The House in Between gets a little more dramatis personae as it barrels along. Other times it drags, flashes, and sort of oversells. And unless you suspend your disbelief, it could almost feel like the ghostly events might have been staged (I get that vibe a lot with various shows of the "unknown"). All in all, "Between" involves real-life people and supposedly true to life circumstances. There's hints of a solace note here. Unfortunately we as the audience member have seen this movie before (no pun intended). The House in Between has some tense moments where you'd be better off watching it during the daytime. However, it fails to not fully "get your ghost".

It's like they put all this money into this documentary, based on the absolute belief that they would capture some proof of ghosts but in the end, all they caught was a couple of doors opening and a ball rolling down the stairs. So they just had to make a huge deal out of nothing. They tell us they've heard voices, they tell us they've seen figure but there is no proof. Absolute waste of time. Also, lol at all the 10/10 reviews posted within a few days of each other.

When you're looking for a complete investigation process, look no further. Yeah, the evidence isn't massively in your face, but compelling enough and unexplainable. The team treats this investigation incredibly scientific. Well done.

Not a criticism, I thought it was particularly well made and researched. But ultimately this didn't deliver much... or any real WOW factor for me.

There just wasn't much to this documentary. The audience is shown a ball rolling down the stairs in the first 15-20 minutes of the movie. The climax of the movie...ball rolling down the stairs again. Don't bother with this.

That's all they got going in this movie. A stationary ball falling down some stairs and a few doors opening/closing. No sinister actions and a lack of anything else. This feels like it should have been filmed and released 20 years ago as recounts/documentaries/dramatizations since are far more interesting than this documentary. They try to explore the history of the house, the land, add science to examine things, but really none of it leads anywhere. They speculate and 'wag the dog' more than anything that gives real substantial information. If you want to learn about this house in particular and it's underwhelming events this documentary is great for you. Otherwise I'd pass.

When I was a young child around 12 years old my entire bedroom lit up like it was in the middle of the afternoon and it was about 2 in the morning when this happened. I had had a sleepover and everyone was asleep and when my whole room lit up I was too afraid to go to the window when the light went off I jumped up and ran to the window and looked outside and I didn't see anything nor did I hear anything at all through the entire experience. The only people I've talked to this about is my family. You can Google Terrell County Airport and Dryden Texas this where this happened to me. And see that it is in the middle of nowhere

I am basically a skeptic at heart so I went into this expecting the over the top ridiculousness you normally see on television. I was surprised to see a true investigation without all the hype and trick camera angles. You don't get blurry images of camera lens smudge passed off as a spirit orb or overblown oohhs and ahhs over a creak in the floor. You do get an incredibly compelling story of a woman who had to leave her home and the folks who step in to try and help her get answers. This documentary takes a very scientific approach to the happenings in the house and uses a process of elimination before declaring something paranormal. If you are looking for "antics" , easily debunked evidence, and hype, go watch one of the 100 shows on TV. If you are looking for a true investigation, an amazing human interest story, and some very thought provoking evidence, watch this documentary.... and make sure you watch it all the way through - the last 15 minutes or so is really something to see!