About an American horror film

——"American Strange Tales"

Plot summary: The evil spirit reappears

In 1818, the arrival of an uninvited guest broke the tranquility along the Red River in Tennessee, USA. , no one knows when it came or why it came. Two years later, the tranquility of the past has returned to the banks of the Red River. But even if someone paid the price with his life, according to atheists' point of view, all the unfortunate experiences that have happened to the Bell family in the past two years have nothing to do with this imaginary thing, which is collectively referred to as - evil spirits.

In 1998, the modern Red Riverside people learned everything that happened that year from an ancient manuscript. The strange record once again cast a shadow of fear over this small town where a tragedy had occurred... …

Let us take the time back to 1818. There have been strange sounds recently on the Bell family farm on the Red River. From time to time, a black wolf will appear, using its terrifying Extremely yellow eyes observed every move of the Bell family. Soon, the Bell family was disturbed by more and more ominous noises, including the rattling of glass windows, rapid knocking on the door, the sound of claws desperately scratching the floor, the sound of furniture scraping the floor, the dragging of chains, and the sound of dogs. Low howls, etc., these noises make the Bell family live in fear, but they can't find a solution.

Finally, the mental torture turned into physical violation. The Bell family began to suffer strange attacks: at midnight, the quilt was lifted up by an inexplicable force; the child's hair was always pulled up violently for no reason, and the Bell family's youngest daughter Betsy was even more inhumanely abused. Her screams are often heard at night. When the Bell family was about to despair, the whispers of the invisible evil spirit reached everyone's ears like wind. It was a more terrifying curse: Someone in Bell's family must die!

The Bell family tried their best, but still could not eliminate this evil curse, and the consequences of a series of demon-killing actions were the intensified revenge of the evil spirits... Until Lucy Bell accidentally discovered Betsy After finding a strange doll, everything seems to become clear, and behind the shocking answer lies a greater crisis...

The story behind the scenes: The haunting Bell Witch

The truth is often scarier than fiction.

Ghosts in the traditional sense always appear around you silently, making you scream with their terrifying appearance silently, at least that's how it is played in the movies. But the evil spirit that appeared on the banks of the Red River in Tennessee obviously disdains this silent pleasure. Wherever it goes, chickens and dogs are restless and make constant noises. Its first arrival in 1817 made the residents along the Red River begin to regret. Why did they not cherish the quiet time before? In the history of the United States, this incident is the only officially recognized case of death caused by an evil spirit.

One day, the farmer owner John Bell saw a strange-looking dog in the cornfield and shot it. However, when he stepped forward to pick up the dog, he saw nothing. A few days later, Bell was with his two sons. Seeing a strange bird high up in the oak tree, Bell aimed at the strange bird and fired a shot. It seemed to fall down, but when the two sons ran under the tree, they still found nothing.

It was night, and the Bell family's house became the source of noise: knocking on the windows, scratching on the door, stepping on the floor, and even the bedposts showed signs of being gnawed by rats. Later, the Bell family's youngest daughter, Betsy, was suddenly attacked by an inexplicable force in her bedroom. Her hair was pulled by the invisible force and she was hung in the air and screamed. Her parents looked at the tortured child but were helpless.

The fact that the Bell family is haunted has attracted public attention. Master exorcists and spiritualists from Tennessee and nearby Kentucky flocked to this small town called Adams on the Red River. Even the future President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, who was still a general at the time, came to Bell's house. As a result, he was driven out of the door of Bell's house by the evil spirit while crawling.

Later, John Bell discovered that the source of all phenomena pointed to his neighbor, a recognized witch: Kate Baz, a woman with whom he had an enmity due to some business matters. Kate also cursed John and his family. In fact, although John did not suffer the same torture as Betsy, his health did deteriorate in the four years following the evil spirit's infestation, and he eventually died. But others claim John was murdered with poison. Although John died, the evil spirit still cursed viciously: Seven years later, I will come for revenge! The town calmed down after that, and the revenge seven years later has not yet come. It was not until 135 years later that the evil spirit came back and never left the place. Even many tourists who came here became the targets of its attacks.

Production Highlights: Original Work and Movie

The most terrifying thing about this film is that it is a horror film adapted from a real person, and the raw material for the adaptation is This Tennessee case is the only officially recognized case in the history of the United States in which an innocent ghost attempted to kill someone. As the most famous supernatural event in American history, the story of the Bell Witch has naturally become a target for supernatural writers and publishers. one. To date, more than twenty books have been published describing the Bell family's horrific experiences. And to this day, residents of the small town where the tragedy occurred still live in the shadow of terror, and residents are worried that strange things will happen again.

For most viewers who only find ghost movies exciting but not scary, their psychological bottom line is that the theory of ghosts is purely groundless. This time the director wants to tell a true story, a ghost murder case recognized by such a strict legal system in the United States. Whether you believe it or not, you may be the next one... Director Courtney Solomon chose writer Bran Brent Monahan's 1997 novel "Bell Witch: American Strange Tales" is quite readable because of the information provided by many descendants of the Bell family.

As the opening film of the 37th Nashville Film Festival, "American Ghost Story" successfully frightened the audiences who came to the capital of Tennessee for the film festival. Its unique "ghost perspective" and The "ghost eye" effect is amazing. If there's anything in "American Strange Story" that deserves ridicule, it's director Courtney Solomon. This is the Canadian director's second film; his first was 2000's critically panned "Dungeons and Dragons."

In the past few years, the film market has been flooded with many alternative and funny horror films, all of which have a strong commercial flavor. "American Horror Stories" attempts to set off a new wave of horror. As for the result, you will know after watching the movie.

Lionsgate Pictures started out with horror films. After the success of this year's "Crash", they cleverly did not completely shift their focus to art films, but instead focused on their old films. Carry forward the business. Lionsgate has two horror films released in May alone. In addition to this film, there is also "See No Evil" ("See No Evil"). "Eye Without a Trace" still plays Lionsgate's usual bloody card, relying on large amounts of blood and mountains of human body parts to disgust the audience. But this film has obviously surpassed the childish American horror films, and has taken the study of Japanese horror films to a new level...

Comment: The evil spirits harass the hair on the head

Today’s big screen is filled with all kinds of witches: the Blair Witch, the mysterious dragon in the Black Mountain Forest, the ladies who are proficient in magic in the world of Harry Potter, allowing the people on the Narnia continent to enjoy The "romantic" white witch... these tangible and intangible images of witches must have been deeply rooted in people's hearts. So how does today's protagonist, the Bell Witch, make the audience remember her?

This witch is different from the ones mentioned above. The trick she is good at is cursing, teasing or even killing her enemies with the power of evil spirits. Do you like "The Exorcist" or "The Exorcist"? Then "American Strange Story" is a good choice for you. But if you're trying to see gory scenes or organs on display that make you vomit, don't go into the theater.

The two parents in "American Horror Story" have a lot of background: one is the director Donald Sutherland who came out of "The Big Brother", and the other is the bloody murderer from "Carrie" Sissy Sparks, whose outstanding acting skills added a lot to the film. But what must be mentioned is Rachel Harewood, who plays the Bell family’s youngest daughter Betsy. Her appearance is a miracle in this film. Her frightened eyes and frightened screams will definitely make you feel like you are there. It was so frightening.

Finally, if you don’t have a strong enough heart, or your eardrums can’t withstand the screams of fear, it’s best not to watch “American Horror Story”, which is enough to give viewers nightmares. 》. After all, having your hair standing on end is really not a good feeling.

PS: This film is indeed wonderful. It is said that this is a horror film adapted from a real person and a true story. It is also the only officially recognized case in the history of the United States in which an innocent ghost sought life and caused death. I really want to know what happened in history. It is estimated that with today's scientific and technological means, we could definitely figure out the truth at that time.