As in most bad horror flicks, intimations of unspeakable evil are supposed to distract us from the yawning gaps in story logic and character motivation.

Even as the darkness closes in, there is never any real sense of dread. The slow-burning terror soon fizzles out, as does the damp squib of an ending.

Back to horror school for you, Seor Balaguer.

This haunted house horror has all the ingredients for a decent supernatural thriller but ends up overcooking all of them.