The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (Movie Review)

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia released earlier this year from director Tom Elkins and starred Abigail Spencer. I had watched the trailer for the movie several times and had even debated renting it once or twice. However, I just had a feeling that it wouldn't be as good as the first film and thus I never did. The little horror flick finally made its way onto Netflix, and after running out of horror movies to watch, decided to give it a go. And hey, it wasn't the ultimate disaster I thought it would be but wasn't all that great either. Now let's enter the new installment of The Haunting of Connecticut 2 that takes place in Georgia?! Yeah, what the hell is right. How do you call a moving a haunting in Connecticut when it doesn't even take place there!


The Haunting in Connecticut 2 starts out with a family moving into their new dump of a house way down south in Georgia, the land of ghostunity, with hauntings as far as the eye can see. Lisa Wyrick (Abigail Spencer) has a mysterious past that goes all the way back to the sins of her mother (Morgana Shaw) that bestows on her family the ability to see the dead. Hell maw, couldn't you passed down something a little betta' gosh darnmit! Georgia's southern flare really shines in The Haunting in Connecticut 2 with strong southern draws and redneck in-laws that you can't help to let out a chuckle or two.

The biggest downfall of The Haunting in Connecticut 2 (besides the title) is the slow pace and sub-par acting (the best acting came from Katee Sackhoff who plays Lisa's sister Joyce who didn't get enough screen time at all). Basically, those two things almost killed this movie which might have been a good thing. As you may have guessed, the family starts to see bizarre things which starts with Lisa's daughter Heidi (Emily Alyn Lind) who makes a mysterious friend by the name of Mr. Gordy (Grant James). The first thing that comes to mind is pedophile alert! After my daughter told me she had been hanging and talking with some old man who was "showing" her things then my first reaction would be to lock her in the house and call the cops. But not old annoying Lisa, instead she throws any concerns to the wind, while popping a few more drugs to go lay in the tub. If you have a gift you should embrace it, and while not as obvious to Lisa, that in turn becomes the whole premise for the movie.

The Haunting in Connecticut 2 isn't as scary as it should be, yeah there are a few gory moments, but altogether the movie doesn't make you terrified for what will happen next. And alternatively, the fact the viewer can not relate to the characters besides the little girl, makes you wish they just hurry up and die already. Most of the movie has Lisa trying to tell her daughter she is crazy and not seeing the things she is (even though her, her deceased mother and sister see them) which really just kind of pisses you off. You grow to hate Lisa rather quickly and being she is most of the movie makes the whole thing drag along. You end up feeling sorry for Lisa's husband Andy (Chad Michael Murray) for having to put up with the whole bunch. I mean Andy is a mere mortal with no gifts and knows something is not right around this house!

Long story short, the Wyrick's house is indeed haunted by a group of slaves who were murdered there trying to escape via the Underground Railroad but by the end of the movie they turn out to be the least of the family's troubles. The last owner of the house, Mr. Gordy, gives the family many warnings and clues but they fail to recognize any of them before it is too late. The movie just seems to drag on forever to only close with an unsatisfying ending and disappointment. The ending is what you would expect with this type of movie, but it would have been more satisfying if the family had died there because of their stupidity then what actually happens.

In the end, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia makes no sense from the movie's title all the way to the ending. Truthfully, I think the movie would been better off with Joyce as the main character than it was with Lisa. Also, why can't ghosts just ever tell you what they hell they want? What is up with all of the damn mind games anyway! The Haunting in Connecticut 2 isn't so terrible that you can't watch it but it can only be recommended to the most desperate of horror fans looking for their next fix on Netflix!

Score: 4 out of 10


Movie Information
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Runtime: 100 minutes
Producer: Paul Brooks
Director: Tom Elkins
Writer: David Coggeshall
Stars: Abigail Spencer, Morgana Shaw, Emily Alyn Lind, Chad Michael Murray and Grant James