This isn't the best horror film from James Wan and Leigh Whannel, but it's still a highly enjoyable film and a lot better than some of the trash I've watched that claims to be horror films.
This is a tale of revenge from beyond the grave as a ventriloquist seeks to silence the screams of those who murdered her (though it turns out she's not all that innocent herself).
The puppets of this film (a great horror staple) are suitably creepy, being reminiscent of Annabel (though this came out 6 years prior to The Conjuring) and Billy from Saw (who incidentally makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo). The main puppet in this is also called Billy.
There are times when this film is clearly from Wan and Whannel, the ghost of Mary Shaw would not look out of place in the Insideous universe.
Where this film really stands out is the locations, with it's decaying American town of Ravens Fair (everything is going out of business), the funeral parlour, the gothic mansion and broken down old Guignol theatre (it's name taken from the Grand Guignol form of theatre that specialised in horror stories famed for their gore).
There is a plot twist at the end that's a bit confusing and did seem to come out of nowhere (a few more hints along the way would have been better), but it does not spoil the film.
Overall an enjoyable film, though it would have been nice to see Insideous favourite (and mine) Lin Shaye (this is a Wan/Whannel film after all lol).
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