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Película de terror sorprendentemente funcional en lo que se refiere a sustos con un guión refrescante que llena la fórmula de la casa embrujada con un relleno atmosférico, cercano a La niebla de Carpenter. Sorprendentemente, porque visualmente es como un intento de película amateur, donde el camarógrafo ni siquiera sabe enfocar los rostros de las personas sentadas en el coche (enfocando los asientos traseros). Sin hablar de rodar en interiores con ventanas quemadas y otro desorden. Por tener un aspecto visual más digno, le doy 4*. (27.11.2017)

After watching Ted Geoghegan film résumé so far (he’s credited as scriptwriter for several horror films of dubious quality), I didn’t have much trust in his directorial début, but We Are Still Here is actually really good. After all the Insidious, Sinister and The Woman in Black, this is an example of how to make a haunted house movie that will be at least interesting. At the beginning, the film relies mostly on the atmosphere, delivered by the good cinematography (Hussain is an experienced horror cinematographer), and the interesting contrast between the cold snowy exteriors and the warm colours of the interiors, including the scary cellar with some sort of portal to hell. The second positive aspect are the characters, they feel alive – finally a horror movie with protagonists that aren’t top models, but normal, ordinary people that you can worry about. The third positive aspect is the almost unexpectedly intense climax that blends several horror sub-genres. We Are Still Here made me happy and, unless the next six months are extremely good, I think it will end up in this year’s TOP 10. (06.06.2015)