
Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home to move into; things finally look to be going Ben's way. Until, that is, he starts to feel that something isn't quite right in the house. Finding himself plagued by spectral visions, Ben becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a local mystery that appea... (Full plot summary below)
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Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home to move into; things finally look to be going Ben's way. Until, that is, he starts to feel that something isn't quite right in the house. Finding himself plagued by spectral visions, Ben becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a local mystery that appears to be putting the lives of his family in danger.
Leave your thoughts about Blackwood.
| Observer (UK)Jonathan RomneySo trad it could have been made in the 60s, Blackwood nevertheless has the courage of its old-school convictions. |
| TheHorrorShowScott WeinbergA standard haunted house set-up, only with strong acting, handsome cinematography, and an old-fashioned sense of crafty restraint. |
| Daily Express (UK)Brigit GrantWith handsome Greg Wise playing a former colleague of dubious intent, the plot thickens to an interesting twist without scaring the bejeebers out of you. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe film-makers create a genuinely unsettling atmosphere and crank up the tension in effective fashion... Unfortunately, in the final reel, the film lurches into Grand Guignol silliness. |
| Total FilmSimon KinnearWhile efficiently filmed, Blackwood prefers using horror tropes as metaphors than for pure scares, lending events the feel of an ambitious but airless thesis. |
| The ListHenry NorthmoreBlackwood's adherence to convention leaves it feeling strangely old fashioned. |
| Time OutTom HuddlestonA forgettable addition to the proud British tradition of haunted-country-pile movies. |
| Little White LiesCormac O'BrienBlackwood never truly taps into any particular vein of overwhelming inchoate human terror. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThe film has some nice touches and interesting locations, although I felt it was contrived and ties itself in knots delivering the final twist. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterThings soon go bump in the night, a broken clock chimes, a suspicious figure lurks in the woods etc. |