Mercy (2014)
Loosely based on the short story "Gramma" by Stephen King, Mercy is a supernatural thriller that promises much but falls apart due to the plot being far too slight.
A good cast (Frances O'Connor, Shirley Knight, Dylan McDermott and The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs) bring the film to life as does some good location work, in fact the production values are all good, but the story sort of lumbers along failing to generate any scares or really delving into the whole witchcraft scenario i was expecting. Yes, it's an old house, mysterious book and creepy old woman type of film but that's about it, don't expect anything much to come of it.
Certainly watchable, but not much of a horror film all told.
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