#Holding a seance series

Now the group has to find out who the killer is before anyone else is killed.Ĭaroline Graham’s Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Tom Barnaby gets a strange case in A Ghost in the Machine. Some strange events happen, and everyone is a little unsettled. The séance is duly held, and extremely eerie. So, Irene, Frank, and family friend Luke Latham decide to have a séance to contact the dead man and ask his permission to use the land. But the business is struggling, and those trees are needed. Before he died, Désanat specified that this land was not to be logged for twenty years.

Also, it seems that Irene’s former husband Grimaud Désanat owned some land on which grows a particular species of tree that’s essential to the family business. First, Irene is a medium, and she and Frank believe in spiritualism. She and her current husband Frank are planning to host a séance. In Hake Talbot’s Rim of the Pit, a family gathers for a weekend at Cabrioun, the New England property of Irene Ogden. As the story goes on, we see the tragic result of Simone’s decision. Madame Exe arrives, and the séance begins. But her fiancé persuades her to go through with it, and Simone agrees, albeit reluctantly. At first, Simone plans to send her regrets and not do the sitting. Madame Exe is desperate to stay in contact with her dead daughter Amelia, and she has insisted that Simone help her. But she has agreed to do one last sitting. She is exhausted from the work, and ready to be done with it. In her short story The Last Séance, Agatha Christie introduces a successful medium named Simone. And that combination of curiosity, eeriness, and speculation can add much to a crime story. People use Ouija boards, attend séances, consult mediums, and do other things to try to reach out to the dead. But in other cultures, it’s not so easy to do. So communicating with them isn’t particularly strange. In some cultures, the dead are always present in the metaphysical sense. In fact, that connection is an important part of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which is celebrated on 1 and 2 November. It may be for other reasons, too, but whatever the reason, plenty of people would like to be able to reach out to those who are gone. It may be because of grief for a lost loved one, or it may be curiosity. For many, the prospect of communicating with someone who has died is irresistible. One of the themes that always seems to come up at this time of year is communicating with those who have passed away. Even if you don’t celebrate, I’ll bet you’ll agree that it touches a nerve with a lot of people. If you’re keen to check out Seance, it is now available on DVD and Blu-ray from RLJE.As this is posted, it’s Halloween.

#Holding a seance series

Also included are a series of outtakes and deleted scenes that might be fun for fans of the film to dive into.

The actresses discuss their on set camaraderie and the bonds they developed throughout the shoot. There’s very little that’s original about it.Īs for bonus features, there is a making of featurette that gives viewers a peak behind the scenes. The explanation of the events leading to the murders of multiple students is trite and I found it impossible to buy into it. The reveal behind whom or what is responsible for the killings feels hollow and generic. But I needed more of a reason to cheer for her. I understand that Barret was trying to build up to the final reveal by keeping Camille’s character details under wraps. Camille (Suki Waterhouse) and Helina ( Ella-Rae Smith) are likable enough and their friendship feels very genuine. Making matters worse, the vast majority of the characters are really unpleasant and thus difficult to invest in. And subsequently, a lot of the death scenes (particularly earlier in the film) fall flat. But a lot of the kills in Seance lack the kind of anticipation and buildup one would expect. You’re Next and The Guest are rife with suspense. I was also let down by the lack of tension building.