The Innkeepers(2012)

This slow building, crafty horror flick won't appeal to the modern ADD audience but any  true fan of the genre will be pleased with its throwback style.  When comparing it to other films, 1944's The Invited and the original version of The Haunting come to mind.  There are several other classics that The Innkeepers pays homage to, but I won't bore you with that.

Luke and Claire are the only two employees stuck with the task of working The Yankee Pedlar Inn's final weekend in business.  With only a couple guests and the second floor being the only one that hasn't been stripped, it seems that it is going to be a calm evening.  These assumptions are ruined when a strange old man checks in and refuses to sleep anywhere except a certain room on the third floor.  It all eventually leads to a frightening, ghost of a conclusion.

Director Ti West is really coming into his own with films like House of the Devil and now The Innkeepers.   I really hope he gets a chance to make dozens more films and that he isn't discouraged by the jaded, Tranformers fans out there.  Storytelling and actual suspense still matter to some of us!

8/10 stars.