Simon West (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) obviously believes fear lies solely in the mind, which explains his latest horror flick, which is as scary as watching The Ring for the 100th time. His remake of the original 1979 classic by Fred Walton of the same name starts ambitiously enough, with confusing jump cuts and voices of distress, forewarning the wipe out of an entire innocent family by a brutal murderer.

Adaptations from novels or videogames usually tend to be OTT or off the mark entirely, so it is nice to see one that nails the true spirit and intent of its original source material—a book by Chris Van Allsburg.