A Haunting in Connecticut | 
| Director: John Kavanaugh
Actor: Narrated By Tony Call
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9232
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Hifi Sound, Surround Sound, Thx, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PLTD59129D
UPC: 096009591298
EAN: 0096009591298
ASIN: B001CFEC2Y
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 09/30/2008
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 great episode! December 15, 2008
This is one of the scariest things you will ever see in your life: keep in mind that this is a real story, not a horror flick. I lived in a haunted place (I lasted there for almost a year) myself and I experienced firsthand quite a few things mentioned in this program . With my hand resting on a Holy Bible I can testify that a lot of things reported by this family are 100% true. I would not wish even upon my worst enemy to go through this nightmare. For skeptical viewers: these things happen in this world much more often then you would think, you don't hear about them because very few people have the guts to reveal their experiences to the general public. For example I shared my story only with my closest friends and family and also with the Church priests that agreed to help me. I am giving the Connecticut family a huge credit for coming forward with their story. There is only one more thing that I wanted to add here to the "Parkers"story. They ended their story on a positive note making you believe that the exorcism definitely worked. The reality is quite grim, however: it is only a matter of time before the haunting resumes, nobody in this world knows how to close those portals once and for all.
And the last comment I am making for every skeptic out there: before I found myself living in a haunted place I was a skeptic just like you, more over, I never even believed in God. Only after seeing things with my own eyes and hearing things with my own ears all my scientific views went out the door and I ran to the Church as fast as I only could.Enjoy this DVD, it will make you think about very serious things in this world and far beyond!
Spooky Stuff! December 5, 2008
Anyone who has ever read "In a Dark Place" will recognize the story of the Parker family and their terrifying 3-month stint in a former funeral home/morgue. This video version is very good. As a person who actually grew up in former funeral home, I can testify truthfully that they are not all terrifying and infested with demons! (Ghosts, yes, but demons......no.)
As with the book, I have a hard time believing completely some of the details as being factual.
There are some things about the story that make me ask "huh?" For instance, even if you didn't believe in ghosts and spirits, would you really put your children down in the basement and expect them to sleep in what used to be a morgue? And when they began running up the stairs night after night, screaming and crying and reporting that they saw apparitions, wouldn't a parent feel enough sympathy to let them sleep on the pull-out sofa in the living room, instead of continuing to insist that they return to the basement aka morgue, to sleep?
I find it to be rather cruel myself. I mean, why didn't the parents take the basement bedroom and let the boys sleep upstairs? It is tantamount to abuse, in my opinion.
And no matter how much debt you had, would you still sleep in a place that molested its inhabitants? In a place that didn't allow you a simple nights rest? I mean, wouldn't Motel 6 look like a pretty good deal at some point? I wonder about those things.
So there are parts of the story that don't really add up. But overall, it's a great film based on a really scary book, and I highly recommend it to anyone who feels like being scared for a few hours!
 Great Episode, but fair quality DVD Transfer December 4, 2008
To start with, I love all of the "A Haunting" shows shown on Discovery Channel. My only gripe with this one episode is the poor DVD transfer. The DVD is very dark in many areas when compared to the broadcast version shown on The Discovery Channel. They could have done a much better job in transfering the show onto DVD. The dark areas on the DVD are much brighter on the broadcast version of the show. Still worth getting. The Haunting shows look wonderful on Discovery Channel HD. I wish they would put them out on Blu-ray. Fat chance of that since the show was cancelled.
Pretty Good November 29, 2008
This DVD is pretty good. It tells the story of a family that moves to a new house to be closer to the cancer-stricken son's hospital. Unfortunatley for them, they move into an old funeral home and the children immediately begin to believe that the place is haunted, and soon such terrible things are happening that even the parents can't deny it any longer. A lot of people were scared of this movie, although I wasn't. It is told as a documentary, so the style might be somewhat dry.
Over the top, but good. October 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This particular Haunting segment is over the top and obviously embellished. But, for entertainment value, it is one of my favorites.
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