Grave Encounters - This is a fun docudrama about a team of ghost hunters that have a reality show. They set out to investigate an old mental asylum that proves to be more than they bargained for. Grave Encounters is a little light on the "horror scope" of things. Not especially scary or creepy, but that isn't what they were going for. It succeeds on what it brings to the (levitating) table. Some fun light horror that shows interesting behind the scenes type tidbits from their "Grave Encounters" paranormal TV show in a tongue in cheek manner. I was told of this movie a few years ago by Adam Berry from the actual "Ghost Hunters" show on SyFy Channel. I was at a paranormal investigating event that he was involved in and he talked about this movie. He said there is a lot of stuff here that was quite accurate with what his experiences have been in relation to being on a show of this nature. Neat stuff overall. This is a fun movie and is worth a watch.
Grave Encounters 2 - Not so much. A college film student is working on his thesis film. He is also obsessed with what happened in the original Grave Encounters movie. It's been a few years since those events took place and he takes a group to the same mental hospital from the first movie. That is where he plans on finishing his film. Needless to say, the group is surprised by what they find. I guess Grave Encounters 2 isn't terrible. It starts out pretty good then falls off. I must admit that it was a struggle to stay awake during the final act. Maybe it was just me but this one didn't work so well. I would recommend checking out Grave Encounters and skipping part 2. Keep it Creepy.
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