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After a divorce, Sophia moves to the south of Italy with her daughter, Helena. Their new home, an apartment within an austere building of the fascist age, is a chance for them to start a new life. But inside an old storage room hides a mysterious closet and a buried secret. After the loss of Helena’s first baby tooth, a chilling obsession begins and an apparition haunts her sleep...
A grieving mother, Helena, is tormented by the ghost of her deceased daughter, Daisy. As the supernatural occurrences escalate, Helena begins to question her sanity and the reality of the ghostly presence. She uncovers a dark secret connected to her daughter's death, leading her down a terrifying path to confront the malevolent entity.
The Haunting of Helena received largely negative reviews from critics, who found the film to be predictable and derivative of other horror tropes. While some acknowledged the atmospheric tension, many felt the plot was underdeveloped and the scares lacked originality. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm, with many finding it a forgettable entry in the supernatural horror genre.
Relies on jump scares and common horror clichés.
Lacks a compelling narrative and character development.
Fails to deliver fresh or memorable moments of terror.
Google audience: Audience reviews for 'The Haunting of Helena' are scarce, but the limited feedback suggests a general disappointment with its unoriginality and predictable scares. Many viewers found it to be a standard horror film that doesn't offer anything new to the genre.
Despite being released in 2013, the film was shot in 2011 and experienced distribution delays.
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