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Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Wuchak Released to TV in 1994, "The Haunting of Seacliff Inn" stars Ally Sheedy and William R. Moses as a couple who move to coastal Northern California to start a bed & breakfast after purchasing an old mansion. Curious things start to happen as they discover their new abode to be haunted. Lucinda Weist plays their alluring first guest while Maxine Stuart plays a New Agey neighbor. James Horan is also on hand.While this is a TV movie (USA), the production values are quite good, particularly the stunning coastal locations. The first 35 minutes are pretty routine, but things pick up when the couple receive their first guest, a mysterious writer (Weist). From there the story's compelling to the end. The subplot about the couple's troubled marriage is well done: The husband had an affair back in San Francisco and it simply takes time & attention to win trust back, which is hard to do when there's a ravishing half-naked brunette hanging around. Will they stay together? This is more of a haunting ghost movie than horror flick. So don't expect hardcore horror and all that goes with it. If you enjoy movies like "The Fog" or "The Amityville Horror," particularly the remakes, you'll probably like "The Haunting of Seacliff Inn." The movie runs 94 minutes and was shot in Mendocino and Adolpho Camarillo Ranch, California.GRADE: BEXPLANATION ***SPOILER ALERT*** (Don't read further unless you've seen the movie)Sara Warner (Weist) returned from the dead likely at the behest of the male ghost doing the actual haunting, Jeremiah Hastings. Her mission was to seduce the husband, Mark, away from his wife, with the intent of breaking up their marriage. The husband, however, finds the moral strength to resist and rejects Sara. Her purpose thwarted she simply returns to the dead. She committed suicide in 1882 by drowning herself at the beach so that's where she goes. Now Hastings takes matters into his own hands.

John Beck This movie is doing okay until the dog gets killed in a gut wrenching scene. Actually I didn't like the sweet old lady dying in in a pool of blood with her eyes open in a home where she'd raised her children and grandchildren and was so happy. But the dog...I just don't think they really needed this scene. Actually I'd seen this movie years ago and forgotten about it. The scene with the dog was the only thing that stayed with me and it hasn't left my head for decades. Just went to watch the movie again and drat - didn't know until it got to that same disturbing scene. Clicked it right off. Now it will disturb me for another 20 years.

kirk_bones For a PG rated film made for television this is spooky and very chilling movie. A couple of yuppies want to move away from the rat race and open an inn,bed and breakfast to us English.They find the perfect house but it has a problem,there is an old lady living there.The old lady suddenly dies mysteriously and so they buy the house. At the start of the film when the old lady's radio and TV turn on mysteriously ,you get the feeling that something or someone also occupies the old house. The couple,Ally Sheedy and William R Moses,move in and start renovating the house quite happily and then things start to happen.An electrician,working on the house gets electrocuted,log fires start to go out suddenly and they encounter an evil black dog.Add to this mixture an attractive lodger who vanishes and a wind blowing in the attic during an intimate moment and you have the makings of a classic ghost story. The thing i really liked about this film were the camera angles and long distance shots that give you the feeling that you are seeing things through the eyes of the entity. This film did have a few potholes .The biggest one being that you never find out why the lodger suddenly appeared then vanished and what her purpose for turning up was in the first place. On the spookiness scale I definitely give this film 10/10. Overall I give this film 8/10 due to the fact that I thought the ending was a bit weak. That being said,if you want a film that sends a few chills up your spine and brings you out in goosebumps then take a look at this one.I promise you wont be disappointed.

whpratt1 This film kept me guessing throughout the entire picture, the photography and location was simply beautiful. Ally Sheedy(Susan Enright) "A Good Night to Die"'03 and William R. Moses(Mark Enright)"The Painting" '02 picked out a very old beautiful Victorian Home with a hidden Widows Watch room with all kinds of treasures from the past history of the occupants. Susan and Mark wanted to start a nice BED & BREAKFAST and have a new start in life after Mark had an affair and they were drifting apart as husband and wife. The home is also occupied by spirits who are troubled and wish to do the same to Susan & Mark. Lucinda Weist(Sara Warner)"Net Worth",is really a mistress Ghost from the past and tries to capture Mark's heart and soul with very tempting scenes. Sara finally decides to take a nice swim into the ocean and leaving plenty of questions unanswered. Veteran actress, Louise Fletcher," One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,'75 tires to help Susan cope with all the mysterious things that happen in this mysterious lovely haunted B&B!!!!