A supposedly haunted church in Texas is investigated by a film crew on the condition that they leave the premises by nightfall. Fort Worth locals are hesitant to speak about the place because the legends concerning the South Side Church (formerly Rose Chapel) have spooked area folks for a long time, especially when it comes to a dressmaker named Isabelle Rose and a fire that claimed her life. You better believe this gets their investigative senses tingling, enough to ignore any supposed curse. After an interview with a bar owner is plagued by some strange electrical problems, we cut to an elderly police officer going over the footage the trio of filmmakers left behind. So, something goes wrong. They meet up with a semi-scuzzy caretaker wiling to let them tour the large property for some cash and with the promise that they leave when he leaves. The derelict place looks like it should be haunted by more than the spiders I am sure are probably creeping around every dark corner. The dressmaker’s spirit is glimpsed pretty early on, creeping in the background of the spooky-ass second floor and the caretaker warns them that the generator is about to go out so they need to vamoose right-quick. Rules are broken, people are trapped and lives are lost. A tale as old as time. An effective specter and solid setting goes a long way for any found footage ghost flick, the characters get a little annoying but you’ve seen way worse dopes throwing themselves needlessly in the path of supernatural terror… well, one of them reaches a pretty high level of aggravating. The police bits are regular old cinematic style and also don’t seem all that necessary even with the cops playing into the found footage towards the end. It’s a standard script done with moderate talent that runs a bit too long but with some of the pure found footage ass I’ve partaken in on Tubi, I’m thankful that this team got a good amount right.
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