Product Details

• Actors: Alexandra Holden, John Burke, Sid Haig, Leslie Easterbrook, Bill Moseley
• Directors: Michael Feifer
• Writers: Michael Feifer
• Producers: Michael Feifer, Barry Barnholtz, Ethan Wiley, Melvin Butters, Yaron Kaplan
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ION22G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,122 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "A Dead Calling" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

When a young woman working for the local paper investigates a haunted house, she finds the ghosts of a massacred family wanting to tell their story but the father, who is still alive, would like to keep the story buried.
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
Release Date: 1-MAY-2007
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Psychological Slasher Ghost Story, February 3, 2007

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Madelyn Pryor "Goblyn Queen" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dead Calling (DVD)

It's always fun when directors and writers mix genres. Mixing several tried and true horror themes (Slasher/Thriller/Ghost), A Dead Calling slowly unveils a woman's twisted past, which is coming back to claim her present.

The movie doesn't start off slow, though. Within the first five minutes the first murder has occurred, and you rarely go through 15 minutes of film without another slaying. Needless to say, by the end there is quite a body count. In the background of all this gore there are victims not quite ready to die, a house riddled with secrets, and a town conspiring to keep it all hidden. Plowing through all this is the job of Rebecca, a young investigative reporter.

There are many positives about the movie, not the least of which is getting to watch Sid Haig play a supportive and loving father, a departure in many ways from the character he played in House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects (of course, he was a different kind of loving father in those movies, I suppose). My only complaint is in a few ways this movie feels a bit unfinished at the end. I guess I was exspecting a final monster to pop out of the closet, so to speak.

All and all, this is a wonderful DVD, with a Hitchcock feel to the storyline. It would be a pleasing addition to a horror film library.

Recommended.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow and Fragmented, January 17, 2007

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Spookee Boo "Horror Fan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dead Calling (DVD)

This movie had a hard time keeping my attention. It's not so bad when it comes to low-budget horror but it had it's fair share of problems. It's paced too slow which makes it boring most of the way through. Too many of the story pieces felt like they were just thrown in "just because" to me as well. It's pretty anti-climactic too. The only thing that redeems this film in any respect is the 'classic' ghost story elements. Rent it and make up your own mind but I wouldn't suggest buying this one.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good tv movie type thriller, August 22, 2007

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Nathan Christian (Pitcairn, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dead Calling (DVD)

But don't expect more. There aren't any real thrills like there could have been, but if you like tv movies, this might be up your alley.

The ending is a little strained like it was a rush job. A few strings were left untied, but it just seems like they forgot to tie them, not like they were hoping for a part 2.