The film opens with the murder of some hippie squatters. And then crime thriller writer Susan (Charisma Carpenter) moves into a manor along with her husband and American driver side BMW. She suffered an "episode" in California.

She sees stuff and her husband cheats on her. Is he driving her crazy or is she seeing things? The problem is that we really don't care because the film wasn't that interesting.

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Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Katrena Rochell, Ricci Harnett)

I really wanted to love this movie. I just can't though. For all its good intentions and all the nice ideas, it is too flawed in the end. While obviously not a big production, it does feel bad from the get go. Poor editing choices and cinematography do not help the case either. It's not badly done, but you can see that it was rushed and therefor not much care has been given to some shots and performances. There are a few occasions where Charisma seems out of it. And while some may call it a nice addition to her role it is obvious that this was not meant that way.

Charismas husband (in the movie that is) is even worse than any other player in the film. There is the gardener, but you almost don't care about his performance (especially during a dinner scene). But the husband does a good job at being bad. Which is a bad thing for the movie. The ending might feel like a saving grace (and I don't know the movie another reviewer who's ecstatic about it, raves about),but don't let that fool you.

Horror novelist Susan (a solid and appealing performance by Charisma Carpenter) relocates to a remote rural area of England in the wake of suffering from a mental breakdown. However, it turns out said rural area was the same place where a savage massacre occurred fifteen years ago.

While writer/director Reg Traviss gets this movie off to a cracking start with several bloody'n'brutal killings and makes nice use of the beautiful countryside, he alas lets the mostly predictable story unfold at a plodding pace and crucially fails to generate much in the way of any essential tension or creepy atmosphere. However, Traviss does deliver a real dandy dark twist at the very end. Moreover, the game cast do their best with the so-so material: Paul Sulfor as Susan's conniving no-count husband David, Ricci Harnett as scruffy gamekeeper Peck, Ty Glaser as brash tart Emily, Richard Raynes as pesky agent Charles, and Bernard Key as helpful local priest Reverend Swan. An okay time-killer.