FILM REVIEW
August 2020
By ShirleySienna
Film and Television of the
Paranormal It’s ‘Paranormal Month’ at Supernal, so let’s look at some oldies, newbies and goodies. We all remember Derek Acorah, a trance medium and quite the entertainer, now himself one of the Dearly Departed. His show ‘Most Haunted’ was a spooky fest in itself, mainly because of the participating guests and regular characters. The series was full of paranormal adventure, to the point of seemingly and perhaps very well acted, psychic and uncomfortable possession! “I recommend this series simply because of Derek’s uniqueness on many levels…” I recommend this series simply because of Derek’s uniqueness on many levels and it is a good lesson on what to do and what not to do, when investigating a haunted house. A newer show I have been recently introduced to is Omar Gosh. Omar is a guy in America who, both on his own and with a team of friends and paranormal enthusiasts, investigates many different types of reportedly haunted places buildings and open areas.
However, Omar is a regular guy, he certainly gets the creeps, he is happy to debunk and further investigate and say “Well I don’t know, but I’ll try and find out.” I had plenty of laughs all the way through and I do like that he is respectful of the spirit world, doesn’t mind saying a good prayer of protection when he’s worried and wears his evil eye and mala beads just in case. He doesn’t claim to be the expert and is totally interactive, handing it over to the viewer to leave messages, voicing their opinion and giving suggestions for the show. “Not too scary, although my daughter got the creeps, so maybe I am well-seasoned.” Of course, as films go, one must watch the classics, Beetlejuice and Ghost – oldies, but necessary for a good ghost story and both do give one a lot to think about when interacting with the ‘other side’. Remember - the truth is far stranger than fiction could ever imagine itself to be! Vale Derek Acorah 27/1/1950 - 3/1/2020
I must say that I have been binging these on YouTube. Not too scary, although my daughter got the creeps, so maybe I am well-seasoned. However, the episode with the doll’s head that kept turning itself around and some not so friendly atmospheric conditions, I did find a little unnerving. Simply because I once owned a pair of very old and spooky dolls that I had to shut in my laundry at night so I could get to sleep - oops! 8
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