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Something evil lurks just beneath the surface of teenaged girl’s private school world — and it’s ready to battle for her very soul. Now, on the eve of her 18th birthday, Molly Hartley is about to discover the devilish truth of just who, or rather what, it is she is destined to become.

Haunting borrows from more horror movies than we can list here and doesn’t offer much, save a solid performance by relative newcomer Haley Bennett, playing the titular Molly. In the movie, physically recovered but psychically scarred from a stab wound inflicted by her mentally ill mother, 17-year-old Molly is enrolled in a new school by her worried father (Jake Weber). She tries to adjust and even lands a cute boyfriend (Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford), but recurring nightmares and unexplained phenomena point to more woes ahead for the troubled teen. Director Mickey Liddell rings in many familiar fright-film devices, but in the absence of action, graphic gore and skin, Haunting is too bland to prove satisfying to hardcore horror fans.

Release Date set for 03/03/2009.

A teenage girl discovers that her parents made a pact with the devil to save her life. When the devil comes to collect, terrible things begin to happen and she must figure out if and how she can save herself.

Sure, it’s fun to watch scary movies any time, but the run-up to Halloween is tailor-made for good, creepy cinematic fare. Here’s what’s slithering into theaters this month:

“Quarantine”: Opens today

It’s never a good sign when something awful is happening and you’re locked in with it. TV reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) is assigned to spend a night shift with Los Angeles firefighters. They respond to a 911 call at an apartment building, where a resident is infected with a mysterious disease. Let’s just say the symptoms go beyond stuffy head and sore throat. The Centers for Disease Control quarantine the building, with a complete communications blackout. When the quarantine is lifted, all that remains is the news crew’s videotape. And little chance of getting one’s security deposit back.

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Freestyle Releasing has just acquired The Haunting of Molly Hartley which they plan to give a Halloween release on more than 2,000 screens according to THR. Mickey Liddell is making his directoral debut on the film from a script by John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine. Chace Crawford, Halley Bennett and Jake Webber star.

Molly (Bennett) is a seventeen-year-old girl who recently moved to a new town for a fresh start after her mother’s terrifying psychotic break. While struggling to find her place amongst the cliques at her new private school, she becomes haunted by disturbing visions and voices that expose a dark secret from her past. Can she separate fact from fiction before it’s too late?