The St. Francisville Experiment

The St. Francisville Experiment is a 2000 lowbudget found footage horror film directed by Ted Nicolaou. The film was released direct to DVD on April 15, 2000 and centers upon a small group of paranormal investigators who spend a night in an old haunted mansion located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The haunted mansions back story was loosely based upon the true story of Delphine LaLaurie.

Filming for The St. Francisville Experiment took place in Louisiana and California, and the filming was actually done in three houses. Author Troy Taylor helped put together the films concept, which was initially supposed to be a documentary rather than a fictional film, a move that he stated was done midproduction. Taylor also stated that one of the houses wasnt abandoned and that a family was currently living in it. Upon its release the movie was promoted as a real encounter with the supernatural and the names of the films actors were not disclosed.Critical reception for The St. Francisville Experiment was extremely negative. A reviewer for JoBlo.com criticized the film, noting that there are many scenes where its impossible that the actor filmed himself from that angle, which made it obvious that theres a cameraman there with his own equipment. Variety gave a mixed review, remarking that it is ultimately undone by its inability to reconcile its two contradictory impulses to be the next Blair Witch while mocking the hand that feeds it. ........

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