The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

I'd love to report that The Ghosts of Edendale is a little gem of an no-budget indy horror film. But if I were to make such a comparison, the gem in question would be a garnet. Sure, it's kinda pretty. But it's also a dime-a-dozen.Technological advances always drive independent film making and there's always a market for cheaply made horror films. That's the only two reasons I can think of why Ghosts of Edendale exists. Calling it "woefully underdeveloped" is the most charitable thing I can think to describe this effort. Calling it "a mediocre waste of time" is the most honest.

Rachel, a retired model, and her writer husband Kevin move to LA's Edendale place to try their crack at the great American Hollywood screenplay. For some extra cash, Rachel(Paul Ficara)decides, when husband agrees, to go for a model shoot in Boston as he remains behind. When she returns, Kevin is a whole different person that who she left behind. He's nasty, shallow, cold, and heartless. He looks completely different in his clothes and hair. He is always writing his screenplay on computer non-stop and before she left he was completely blocked and seeking inspiration. It was as if someone erased the loving man she once knew and an entire new person had taken over. Perhaps, that's why people on the block she meets, often looking quite rough and seeming quite puzzled..they represent those who couldn't make it in the Edendale elite. If you do not make it in the Edendale crowd as a success, when they provide an opportunity, you are ex-communicated. Hence, those strange actor types who seem lost to Rachel. As she tries to figure out what has happened to the husband she once knew, Rachel has come to learn about the "Four Horseman", who we see appear as ghostly apparitions on the Edendale street. They were once western stars who had Hollywood with their grasp until tragedy struck the hero of the group..and he very well may have taken Kevin's body! Rachel's life is spiraling out of control as the Edendale community abandons her as does Kevin who boasts of the successful script that might just strike gold with Hollywood execs.From the director of "The Last Broadcast", I thought that this micro-budget little independent feature was quite skillfully made all things considering. This is more about the psychological effects that something possibly supernatural can cause..I guess. It is put out there that Rachel has seen people before. Perhaps it's all part of some psychosis. But, the film seems grounded in the idea that ghosts live on the Edendale street and that Rachel is on her own..I say this mainly because of what happens to her sister Rose when she comes down to help her pack as Rachel plans to head back to eastern United States. Some might find the film's special effects(for the ghosts or whatever they may be)rather tacky because of budgetary constraints. We see the psychological effects, thanks to a good performance from Paula Ficara, her husband's change has on her as the film continues down it's dark path. And, of course, the film takes jabs at the avarice of making it successfully in Hollywood. This could very well be too slow-moving for some.

I rented this film on a whim. I've seen a lot of movies and I really try to avoid the stinkers. Often I get enthralled in a particular genre and recently horror/suspense movies have been my thing. I carefully consider reviews from both fans and critics before jumping into a film I know nothing about. But sometimes, every so often, I'll pick up something based on nothing but intuition. Let's call it the movie version of "judging a book by its cover." First of all, I understand that this is an indie film. I've seen plenty of them. I've read, after viewing, that the acting in this was "mediocre" or "not bad" for an indie film. I'd have to disagree. It was atrocious. The plot labored along so slowly it was nauseating. The hour and a half I spent watching seemed like an eternity.When it was all said and done, and I had finally sat through the film in its entirety, all the way to the ridiculous, predictable, uninteresting and totally un-scary climax, I was exhausted. Sometimes, when the credits roll in a movie, regardless of what I think of it, I have feelings of happiness, horror, interest or questions regarding the intricate plot. When the credits rolled in this film, I felt nothing other than relief.I promised myself before that I wouldn't view a movie without knowing what the common consensus was regarding its quality. Now I know for sure that i'll never go by intuition again. It's not so much the money I spend (which I hope never finds its way into these filmmakers' pockets so they can make another lousy movie) but it's the time taken away from my life, time that could have been spent on much more fulfilling activities like picking my nose or scratching my ass, that I can never get back thanks to horrible films like this one.

Reminds one of "The Shining" and "Rosemary's Baby" and, NO, not of that high caliber production. This is bootstrap film making. The thing about slogging through the ground covered by the two films mentioned above is that it's such rich ground to go slogging in. It's no shame to target those same "feelings". It's a rich mine and can be returned to time and time again without becoming pale and impotent. It's a powerful niche of our psyche and this film nudges those fears and suspicions into the light with a very slight hand. The ending wobbles off into non-closure but that evasive ending is a tool to wield in this kind low-keyed film. Not a whole lot new here (except that OHMYGOD kid in the closet and the skin-crawl faces in the fence) but this isn't new territory. As so often in low dollar productions, the unpolished mannerisms of the film add rather than detract. This would never work as a high-dollar movie. The overdone FX, required in a large budget film, would reduce effect.EDENDALE isn't in competition with anything. It's a favor for those of us who don't mind re-entering familiar territory that owns a lot of landscape. So much of horror is "tell me the same story I love so much but change it up just a bit, play with me...and give it an edge".Not new stuff. Not great stuff. The actors are really good bad ingredients. The wife has the heaviest role and, for 99% of her screen time, nails it. Husband has the hardest role; so delicate the lift of an eyebrow can be overdone. The "neighbors" were overripe - the audience gets it already, we're not stupid.I like movies that "creep" at you instead of "leap" at you.A horridly disfigured and over-sized figure screaming out of the dark and swinging an axe is one kind of fright.A noise in the corner of a dark room where nothing is supposed to be is another kind of fright.The first is over in a moment. The latter may haunt you for weeks.EDENDALE has a low terror count, but a high "creep" count.It doesn't matter this a well trod trail. We'll gladly trod it again when someone else chooses to takes us by the hand and lead us there.