The Devil's Doorway

someone get these guys a budget! unfortunately there were many issues here but i feel that's mostly down to the extremely, extremely low budget they were working with. I'd love to see what they're capable of with a bigger budget. concept was very strong.

pretty good but jumpscares were pretty lame

This was exactly the movie I wanted to see after reading the limited summary. I'm a big fan of both historical horror and found footage, and this really hit just right. I liked the premise, and I feel the film would have been elevated by showing more of the mistreatment and degradation of the residents, but I also understand not wanting to make it spectacle. Pacing was also a little off, but overall, I enjoyed very much.

Some decent scares, but this film fell flat for me. Not a fan of CGI ghost kids, shaky-cams, and the decisions made by the main protagonists weren't at all believable to me; I mean, I don't know how easy it would be given the period to review the footage, but you'd think they'd do so to see if any of the strange activity was caught on camera. Or, you know, get a doctor there sooner. And the weird "blinking" camera effect - I realize it was supposed to be a light going out, but it looked like we were seeing through the priest's POV, moistening eyeballs and all.

Worth a watch, for sure! This history of this topic is haunting as it is. Loved how it was filmed.