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New England, 1898. Sea captain Ebenezer Twitchell is persuaded to marry the homely Felicity by her wealthy father on the promise of inheriting his estate. After the marriage, Ebenezer is tempted by the pretty young servant girl Jenny Pruitt. When she catches them together, Felicity kills them both with a meat cleaver, not before Ebenezer manages to kill her too. In the present day, assistant editor Ben Powell finds the Twitchell house going cheaply and rents it, moving in along with his wife Kate and precocious teenage son Steve. It is not long before the ghosts of Ebenezer, Felicity and Jenny emerge and begin causing mischief.

In this spooky comedy, a couple and their adolescent son move into a quiet New England summer cottage. Soon their arrival, a series of strange and increasingly destructive occurrences begin to happen. Not believing in poltergeists, the puzzled parents immediately suspect their son. The real perpetrators are a trio of angry ghosts who want the cabin all to themselves. When the mortal family refuses to move, the ghostly trio (two women and a man) sink two boats belonging to the couples' wealthy uncle. Once again the poor boy is blamed and this nearly drives him insane for he can see the ghosts. More trouble follows when one of the lady spirits falls in love with the handsome uncle.

Gary Tooze

June 20th, 2012