Hold Your Breath
Hold Your Breath

Hold Your Breath

2012Movie87 minEnglish

There is an old wives tale that you should hold your breath when passing by a cemetery because an evil spirit rejected by both heaven and hell can get inside of you when you inhale. Somewhere in a carload of college kids on holiday doesn't follow the rules when driving by a graveyard, allowing a spirit of a recently executed serial killer to get inside him/her to begin a killing spree of body-jumping carnage.

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IMDb3.7/10
Director: M.K. ShraederGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of college students breaks into an abandoned mental asylum to prove the existence of the supernatural. As they venture deeper into the dilapidated structure, they uncover disturbing evidence of the asylum's dark past. Strange occurrences and terrifying apparitions begin to plague them, making them question whether they are truly alone and if they will survive the night.

Critical Reception

Hold Your Breath received generally negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot, derivative scares, and weak character development. While some appreciated the atmosphere, the film was largely seen as an uninspired entry into the found-footage horror subgenre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on jump scares and familiar horror tropes.
  • Lacks originality and fails to deliver truly frightening moments.
  • Characters are underdeveloped and their motivations are unclear.

Google audience: Audience reception for Hold Your Breath is largely dismissive, with viewers frequently expressing disappointment in its unoriginality and lack of engaging scares. Many found the film to be a forgettable experience within the crowded horror landscape.

Fun Fact

The film was shot in a real abandoned asylum, which contributed to its unsettling atmosphere, though many reviews suggested the location couldn't save the weak script.

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2 reviews
Wuchak

Wuchak

**_‘B’ horror in the SoCal wilderness delivers the goods_** Seven friends from high school reunite a couple years later for a camping trip in the arid high country north of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, they pass a rural graveyard on the w...
Kamurai

Kamurai

Decent watch, could watch again, but can't recommend outside of a Bad Movie Night. This is, when it comes to it, a horrible version of "Fallen", so go watch that instead. However, this movie is a lot more fun, with some really bad cg ...