Movie review score
5
Dead Souls (2012)
Curiosity and Desire is the most dangerous enemy of human beings after all and this movie is one that touches it. A family commits mass suicide as a ritual to resurrect in afterlife by lending their soul to God of Osiris. Osiris was the god of the dead, and ruler of the underworld. Osiris was the brother/husband of Isis, and the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He was also the father of Horus. As well as being a god of the dead, Osiris was a god of resurrection and fertility. Osiris is also believed to be one who resurrected Jesus from death as per movie.
So the family nail them-self to the cross but the little younger son Danny tries to save his one year old brother Sam (a) Johnny from this mass suicide. Since not all souls from family was scarified as promised being the little One year kid gets to escape from the killing , the rest of souls of family member stays in limbo by not crossing over to other side. Johnny returns back to the estate after 18 years on his birthday to sell this 120 acre property and he happen to stay in that place overnight as he doesn't know much details on what happened in that house many years back. So the paranormal activities he encounters in that house and how he helps the souls to pass over to afterlife with the fifth nail of Jesus forms rest of the story.
Movie is definitely not bad and first few minutes that nailing to cross was scary and it feels too much of a occultism then spiritual thing. That big drawing on the floor with eye of Horus explains more about Osiris and the ritual was spine chilling too as if people are using a Ouija board. Story is good but haunted house concept is regular. Still its interesting and sound effects are used really well. That Emma girl on this movie is placed on for no purpose just like that and story is not strong enough to explain why she was there. Yet it is quiet good and can be a one time watch for horror movie fans. A average film , can be a good pick.
