825 Forest Road

825 Forest Road could have been a great horror movie with a few more script re-writes. There are a handful of great scares, and interesting relationships between the three main characters. You can expect that the creators of Hell House made the most out of the mannequin in this film. Unfortunately, the script also suffers from some significant flaws. For instance, there are only about four characters in the story who actually matter. Many of the side characters could have easily been written out of the story. The Gardening Club, realtor, and the opening scene characters didn't serve a relevant purpose. There are also often times when the writing makes basic story elements confusing. As an example, It took me awhile to realize that Ashley and Isabel were different characters. Finally and most importantly, the ending leaves a lot to be desired. Despite these flaws, I would recommend watching 825 Forest Road. Just don't expect the next Shining, or even the next Insidious.

This movie was pretty slow moving and developing also not the best acting, but boy oh boy the scary scenes were very scary. It was pretty difficult to stay with due to slow development, but once it got going I was happy I stuck it out.

I would have to recommend this movie fir a time you are looking for a scary movie that has a new fresh approach to haunted house and human possession.

The movie is eerie and has some good jump scares. Not for the faint of heart.

I was between a rating of 6 and 7. I would have given a higher score if the acting was better and if the story moved along quicker..

Alright, let's just be real-825 Forest Road sucks. It's one of those movies where halfway through, you're checking how much time's left and hoping everyone just dies already so it can end. The setup isn't terrible-creepy house, weird vibes-but it feels like it was written by AI that got bored halfway through.

Doing this story in chapters was a huge misstep, ESPECIALLY from different angles of the same events. They should have done it from the POV of the vlogger and just run with found footage/view from the audience.

As a massive Hell House LLC fan... I was let down. Obviously it doesn't have to try and be Hell House, but it can at least be well made and scenes that are truly scary...

I'm not sure why folks are giving it bad reviews. It wasn't as bad as folks are saying it was.

Could the ending have been better ? Yes.

Could we have done without the few barely mentioned characters? Sure.

Could there have been more insight to the supporting roles? Definitely.

But the scares still scared.

I like to think that jump scares still have their place in the horror genre.

Personally if a movie doesn't make me jump or cower even a little or even go as far as making me talk to the screen like they can hear me.. then it's not scary enough for me.

All and all.... There are better scary movies out there but this one was not among the worst.

I love the composition of the movie into chapters. It keeps it interesting and let's you interact with each character. Some of the actors are definitely better than others, but I wouldn't call any horrible. It's a pretty solid story line that I haven't really seen before, although there is a tiny Silent Hill vibe -and I've seen a LOT of horror films. It's a bit more psychological than straight up horror, but it has it's moments. All in all, it's a somewhat slower pace, really setting the story and the atmosphere. There are some scenes that seem out of place and kind of random, that are a bit of a distraction.

Honestly, this would get a MUCH higher rating if it weren't for the end though. As is with so many lower-budget horror movies, the end very much seems like they ran out of time/money/ideas and just decided to abruptly cut off the end with very little thought. It *tried* to tie things up, but really just left me with more questions and showed opportunities that they missed exploring or explaining. Even with the same cast and acting, a more complete story and a different ending would have garnered this an 8 or 9, easily.

As it is, it's a decent way to spend a rainy day, but definitely isn't what I would look to for a movie night. True lower budget horror fans might appreciate or enjoy it, but my husband -who just tolerates my horror addiction- would probably not be too happy, especially since he strongly dislikes movies with abrupt endings.

*Personal pet-peeve - why would anyone name a main character Chuck?! I cringed every time they said his name, it just didn't fit the time period, atmosphere, or the character himself. Totally random and mind boggling to me!