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  • The Banishing Finds Plenty of Horror But Not Enough Frights

    The Banishing Finds Plenty of Horror But Not Enough Frights

    Set in late-1930s England, with the specter of World War II looming over the landscape, Christopher Smith’s The Banishing captures plenty of doom. But unfortunately, its haunted-house tale feels like a hodgepodge of horror movies we’ve all seen before, even with intriguing period details and a few other interest-adding elements.