The Pact

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  • Opened July 6, 2012 
  • 1 hr 29 min
  • NR | Language and Strong Bloody Violence
  • After their mother passes away, sisters Nicole (Bruckner) and Annie (Lotz) reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mother's past that is finally revealing itself. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Caity Lotz, Jewel Staite, Casper Van Dien, Samuel Ball, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins
  • Director: Nicholas McCarthy
  • Genres: Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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The A.V. Club
| Noel Murray

More horror movies set in the 21st century ought to integrate technology into their scares as well as Nicholas McCarthy's The Pact. Read full review

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

Familiar elements such as a dark family secret, a ghost and a Ouija board start to seem trite after a while, and the third act is a little ridiculous, but debut writer-director Nicholas McCarthy does a lot with a little and seems fully prepared to handle a big-studio horror project. Read full review

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When The Pact descends, finally, from suggestion to explication, the scares regrettably slink away. Read full review

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Total Film
| Paul Bradshaw

It works hard, and the first half hour is textbook creepy, but the oldschool grab-bag of shocks struggles to jolt a dour script to life. Read full review

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Caity Lotz in "The Pact."