Grace does a good job with ambient noise, strings, and some electronic sounds in aiding the direction of West to supply a nice feeling from start to finish. Instead of a house, weРІР‚в„ўre getting the Yankee Pedlar Inn, which is just as creepy in the end. This is, essentially, a haunted house horror movie.

GraceРІР‚в„ўs excellent music feels very haunted house worthy. Part of any great horror, in my opinion, is a solid score to help with the atmosphere. Then heРІР‚в„ўs done other probably lesser known films РІР‚вЂњ though they ought to be more recognized РІР‚вЂњ such as Bitter Feast, The House of the Devil, The Last Winter, Joshua, and another of Ti WestРІР‚в„ўs again The Roost. Most recently heРІР‚в„ўs composed scores forР’В Jim MickleРІР‚в„ўs Cold in July and We Are What We Are, Night Moves, MickleРІР‚в„ўs Stake Land, MeekРІР‚в„ўs Cutoff. For those who may not know, Grace has worked on some incredible stuff. Sure enough, when I looked up the composer it was Jeff Grace. Nice little scene following her as she finds the piano itself around the lobby and watches it play by itself. This also leads into Claire discovering a presence in the big dining room, a piano playing softly amongst the hum of the static in her headphones. The music gives way to more of a silence, a dim hum, some static, while watching Claire listening in another room than the one previous. I think this is the first scene where Ti West begins to set up a definitive atmosphere and tone for the scarier bits of the film. The music and everything make this a creepy little bit, even with nothing creepy happening. The first moment is so cool, as the camera tracks along as if on a soundwave, moving slowly around almost wandering.

One unique little scene/shot I love is when Claire (Paxton) is using the recording equipment. But once Claire gets a little too close, things may change РІР‚вЂњ and definitely for the worse. TheyРІР‚в„ўre amateur ghost hunters Luke runs a website about PedlarРІР‚в„ўs apparent hauntings, Claire just dropped out of college.Р”Р„s the last few guests arrive for a stay at the Pedlar, Claire in particular gets closer and closer to the spirit of Madeline, whose story is a sad one how and why she ended up trapped at the hotel in the afterlife. In the last few days before the Yankee Pedlar Inn closes down forever, two employees РІР‚вЂњ Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) РІР‚вЂњ attempt to find evidence of the ghost of a woman named Madeline OРІР‚в„ўMalley (Brenda Cooney) who supposedly haunts the halls. This film has charm, darkness, and even a few good old fashioned horror jump scares. As well as the fact Pat Healy and Sara Paxton give good performances which are effective and at the same time quirky, but not so quirky you want to roll the eyes out of the back of your head. ItРІР‚в„ўs got a good atmosphere, something to which West is no stranger at pulling together. Either way, I think this is a fun little ghost story in a spooky location. So, have you got an understanding of how much IРІР‚в„ўm a fan of Ti West? Maybe that paints my view of The Innkeepers a little too subjectively. Perhaps my favourite of all his work, The Sacrament is an obvious re-telling of the Jonestown Massacre yet using found footage and the VICE News name he makes it into so much more, something visceral and savage. Even later, after he did this movie, his segment in the first V/H/S was probably my favourite РІР‚вЂњ РІР‚СљSecond HoneymoonРІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњ his РІР‚СљM is for MiscarriageРІР‚Сњ out of The ABCs of DeathР’В was a saucy piece of raw, reality driven horror. After that I secured a copy of Trigger Man and, while much different than his other films, I enjoyed it. After that I had him on my radar, then as soon as IРІР‚в„ўd seen that out he came with The House of the Devil, and that one floored me an overall amazing aesthetic, harkening back to the best of the 1980s, this is a slow burn horror with that Satanic Panic edge. Years ago I got the chance to see The Roost, which I thought was a clever genre film and a gnarly creature feature horror movie. I love his work, even when others tell me personally they donРІР‚в„ўt like a movie of his I canРІР‚в„ўt help but find myselfР’В thinking РІР‚СљWhy the hell not?РІР‚Сњ. Such is the case with myself and Ti West. Glass Eye Pix.Р”В®very time IРІР‚в„ўve got a particular bias going into a review, one that I can recognize, I always like to take a moment to recognize that.

Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Alison Bartlett, Jake Ryan, Brenda Cooney, George Riddle, John Speredakos, and Lena Dunham.

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