The Haunting Lodge (2023) Review
The Haunting Lodge (2023) Review
In this unscripted investigative documentary, American filmmakers Kendall and Vera are asked to film a remote hunting lodge in Georgia that has been experiencing paranormal activity for over a decade. Dan, the desperate lodge owner, is searching for answers, as the hauntings are scaring hunters away and could ruin his business.
Kendall and Vera move into the lodge to begin their investigation. Vera is the first to experience the hunter’s claims, but soon they both experience terrifying events, including being touched while they sleep. They call upon psychic medium Jill Morris to help them solve the case, and she reveals that the haunting is the work of an intelligent entity. The lodge’s dark secrets are revealed as the paranormal activity escalates at the never-before-investigated location, and the couple find themselves in over their heads when they finally capture evidence of something otherworldly.
THE HAUNTING LODGE has a more authentic feel than most of this ilk and a narrative that progresses rather than remain static and one-note. Husband-and-wife Kendall and Vera Whelpton make for agreeable company as do many of those that they interview during their investigation. What originally starts off as looking like it’s a standard haunting convincingly moves into another realm and remains compelling and watchable throughout. I didn’t think that I would ever say this about a paranormal investigation flick but this is good, very good indeed.
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