A Haunting in Cawdor

A Haunting in Cawdor

Directed by Phil Wurtzel

2015100 min4.4 / 10

A supernatural horror-thriller centered on a paroled woman haunted by a malevolent force tied to a cursed Macbeth production, blending psychological dread with paranormal menace.

In this tense tale of psychological terror, Vivian Miller (Young) is a young twenties woman who’s serving out her jail sentence at a work release program in the Midwest. Her 90 days of probation takes her to The Cawdor Theater, a dilapidated summer stock theater run by Lawrence O’Neil (Elwes). Lawrence, a failed Broadway director, is now reduced to staging amateur productions with young parolees and raging over the mistakes from his past. Vivian’s arrival in Cawdor starts a terrifying series of events that brings Lawrence’s secret past to the present. After Vivian views an old taped stage production of Macbeth, a force of evil is unleashed which soon turns its sights on her. With the help of Roddy (Welch), a local outcast, Vivian sets about trying to discover who the supernatural killer on the tape is before she becomes the next victim.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Haunting in Cawdor scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is A Haunting in Cawdor easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does A Haunting in Cawdor end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is A Haunting in Cawdor violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Is A Haunting in Cawdor sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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Conventional, and it does not land.

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