Haunt ends up being a well-plotted, suitably sinister little shocker that proves to pack an agreeably malevolent little punch.

Influences of The Funhouse, The Strangers, and even Saw are all woven throughout, but without the innovation or imaginative set pieces that made those movies memorable. Despite what the premise suggests, there's nothing "extreme" about this haunt.

The tension here is pretty damn strong.

The third act comes across as a touch too rushed and cleanly wrapped up, but to those people who hope to escape their own haunted houses, it’s surely the type of ending they can take delight in.