jrlauer The original story line was of a writer who moved into this supposed haunted house in hopes of sparking an idea for a new novel. He is haunted in his dreams by the ghost of a young girl who lures him into the cellar. Over a period of about a month and creative investigation on the houses history, he discovers that a young girl, who was 15 years old at the turn of the century, became pregnant by her boyfriend. The father was so ashamed and so enraged by his daughters behavior, that he walled her up alive down in the cellar. Nearly a hundred years goes by before her story is learned by our writer. He opens up the wall in the cellar and finds a cavity that has been exposed to the elements. The odd noises he heard during the previous month seems to have been coming from this cavity. He decides its all in his imagination, and that it could make a good book. What he doesn't see is that there is another room off to the side of the cavity that contains a skeleton of a young girl. This movie was based on a short story entitled "The Hidden Truth". And was written by yours truly in 1987.

Backlash007 ~Spoiler~ The Forgotten One has been forgotten indeed. And regardless of the praise it has got on here, I was reluctant to watch it. According to the box it's an "erotic thriller." I wasn't sure I was ready to see the great Terry O'Quinn in an erotic thriller. After about 10 minutes or so into the movie, my fears were soon displaced. The Forgotten One starts off on a high note. O'Quinn plays a writer who buys an old house to shut himself up in and get his next novel written. He soon has some blood-chilling encounters with one of the previous owners of the house: a ghost. These scenes are shot brilliantly and creeped the hell out of me. I can't give the director enough praise for his old school approach to raising the hairs on my arms. It really reminded me of a lot of the things we are seeing from Asia right now (Ringu and Ju-on namely). However, the second part of the film is very drama-heavy and loses all of the horror. It's almost like a ghost movie you would find on the Lifetime channel. It's still a good movie, but not the spook classic it could have been. So I can't give it the raving recommendation that others have. I can say that if you enjoy a good ghost story, check it out. Just be warned that it easily could have been a genre classic but fell short.

asmallersapphyre In the past I thought only the British could make a good ghost story. I was wrong. This is a wonderfully dark, atmospheric movie that thrills, chills and even in moments, sparks a giggle. My only regret is that it's not (yet) available in DVD format. Perhaps that will be rectified. In the meantime if you love ghost stories as much as I do you'll need to add this one to your collection. Kristy McNichol plays an endearing part as a budding writer and possible love interest of Terry O'Quinn who plays a widowed writer who buys a house and is soon confronted by his past ... his forgotten past. It's a really great story and an excellent movie all around. Well written, beautiful photography, and excellent acting which is unusual these days. Hope to see this one on DVD one day!

TRANCECOMIX This movie is a genuine sleeper. Not many know about this one, but it's definetely one of my favourites! Terry O'Quinn (from The Stepfather) is great as a writer who rents an old house, and is haunted by a strange presence in it. The movie is very atmospheric and at times hypnotic in it's handling of the ghost-theme, and has some genuine twists in the story and a great ending!