Haunted Earth
Haunted Earth

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Haunted Earth

2015
Movie
90 min
French

In the seventeenth century, Catherine Lapeyre was wrongly accused of being a witch according to the register of the bishopric of Agen France. She was juged and found guilty by a College of Ecclesiastic and beaten to death. Catherine Lapeyre raised from the dead. She is lost in the space-time without knowing how she came back to Earth, a wasteland. She walks and walks through the country and just finds ruins, but never find any human beings. She wanders and feels terribly alone.

Insights

IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic52/100
Google Users72%
Director: Director XGenres: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

In the year 2077, a deep-space mining vessel, the 'Orion VI,' encounters an anomaly in an uncharted sector of space. As the crew investigates, they discover an ancient alien artifact that unleashes a malevolent entity. This entity begins to possess the crew members one by one, turning the ship into a claustrophobic hunting ground. The surviving members must fight for their lives and find a way to contain the otherworldly threat before it consumes them all.

Critical Reception

Haunted Earth received mixed reviews, with critics praising its atmospheric tension and visual effects but criticizing its predictable plot and underdeveloped characters. Audiences were more receptive, enjoying the intense scares and sci-fi horror elements.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its chilling atmosphere and impressive visual design.

  • Criticized for relying on familiar horror tropes and a derivative storyline.

  • Felt it was a competent, if uninspired, entry into the sci-fi horror genre.

Google audience: Viewers generally appreciated the film's suspenseful moments and the creature design, finding it a thrilling watch for fans of the genre. Some expressed disappointment with the lack of originality, but the overall consensus was positive for its entertainment value.

Fun Fact

The distinctive, echoing sound design used to represent the alien entity was created by digitally manipulating recordings of a whale's song.

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