An American Haunting

An American Haunting is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Courtney Solomon. It stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James DArcy, and Rachel HurdWood. The film was previewed at the AFI Film Festival on November 5, 2005 and was released in the UK on April 14, 2006 with followup in US theaters on May 5. The film is an international coproduction between the United Kingdom, Canada, Romania, and the United States.

It is modern day and a young girl is running through the forest and runs into her house, trying to get away from something. It turns out it was just a dream that the young girl was having. Her mother comes in to remind her that she is going to go and stay with her father for the weekend.Later, the divorced mother finds an old binder of letters from the 19th century. The letters are from a previous occupant of the house. The film switches to the early 19th century, focusing on a village that used to stand around the house, and the story of the Bell Witch is told. ........

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