The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

Director
Peter Cornwell

Main cast
Virginia Madsen; Kyle Gallner; Elias Koteas; Amanda Crew; Martin Donovan

Genres
Horror

Description
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.


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