Shadow People

I love a good supernatural thriller without the gore and excessive jump-scares and this one seemed like it fit the bill. The word that came to mind after watching it was 'insipid' which Websters defines as "not interesting or exciting: dull or boring / lacking strong flavor". And that pretty much sums up this movie. It, apparently, is based on real people and incidents (Kentucky, 2008) and so is intercut with videos/new reports of the time. Unfortunately, this does not make it any more interesting. It is largely about the radio host's increasing obsession with the so-called shadow people, his deterorating relationship with his family, and a CDC investigator's attempt to explain noctural death syndrome. The actual time spent on "shadow people" is mininal and, in the end, the movie seems to offer a half-hearted natural, psychological explanation via the CDC character. I kept waiting for the punch-line or payoff, but none came. I kept waiting to be creeped-out, but I wasn't. ' Blah' on this one.

I am a huge horror fan except for the blood, guts, & boobs horror films. This movie shocked me to my core & is so well written with great acting. I've watched it probably 5 or more times over the years. This is horror mixed with legend & possibly even truth? if you believe?