The other, stronger tension is between Phil and Hank because Phil's girlfriend left him for Hank, who likes to needle him about it from time to time. Like I said, things start to happen after Mike finds a set of taped therapy sessions involving a young lady who did something to her brother (it's only hinted at) while acting under another personality named Simon. Hank finds rare gold coins then disappears, Gordon has a fight with his wife and spends most of the film trying to make up to her. In one really cool scene, the power cuts off and Jeff (fearing the dark) tries to outrun the impending darkness in the basement.

It's really well-directed by Brad Anderson (also co-written by him and one of the film's co-stars) with great exterior shots of the imposing hospital. The mood is set at the beginning with the man hiring them giving a tour of the place then with Mike (a budding lawyer) talking about the various ways of treating mentally ill people back in the day. I've read about the actual place really being haunted but that's probably just local legend.

It's a shame there wasn't a lot of effort put forth publicizing this film because it really is a well-acted, well written, well-directed movie. Peter Mullen is a standout as Gordon, a simple man who teeters on the edge while David Caruso also puts in a fine performance as a member of the walking wounded. The film uses a bit of ambiguity to make its point, which leaves your imagination doing a lot of the work.

That works well here, it hints at the horror and then leaves you on your own. This plays quite a bit on the Mystery Channel (to you digital subscribers out there). I urge you to seek it out, you won't be disappointed.