from the capital to safer rural areas, and sensitive young London
teacher Eve (Fox) is assigned the
task, along with her cold-hearted
older cohort Jean (McCrory), of
relocating a group of children to
a small village on the coast. Turns
out their new home happens to be
Eel Marsh House, the decrepit mist
cloaked site of the events of the
previous movie, and home to the
title spook herself.
The WWII setting adds an interesting element, with the manda-
tory wartime blackout serving as
an excuse for the film to be constantly shrouded in darkness. The
early scenes make good use of
this conceit, with a wonderfully
atmospheric bus ride through
narrow country lanes flanked by
creepily deformed trees. The arrival at Eel Marsh House promises
much in terms of creeping dread,
but once the assembled characters
close its creaky door behind them,
the movie begins a rapid downhill
descent into post J-Horror cattle-
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