Ghostwood

Ghostwood

If you go down to the woods today...

2006 · 85 min · ★ 3.7 · Horror, Thriller

Driven to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his father, New York psychologist Ed Hunter travels to a remote village in the West of Ireland and finds a community that has been living in fear for centuries. He meets a mysterious girl who tells him that his father had been searching for the spirits of a mother and child who were buried alive in the nearby forest over 1000 years ago.

Directed by Justin O'Brien · Written by Justin O'Brien

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