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The Spooky Art of 'The Orphanage'new

The Orphanage is an effective, desperately unsettling ghost story that shows Hollywood how a horror movie should be done.

Charleston City Paper | Nick Smith | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

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'The Orphanage': Spirited Awaynew

Spanish director's Casper is no friendly ghost.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 01-10-2008 | Reviews

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A Haunted Orphanage? No way!new

Screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez and director Juan Antonio Bayona are content to dig up and exploit every worn-out horror cliché they can think of -- which'd be a problem if The Orphanage wasn't so goddamn scary.

The Portland Mercury | Erik Henriksen | 01-10-2008 | Reviews

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Dead People See Menew

Director Juan Antonio Bayona's feature debut has a knack for dreadful suspense.

Sacramento News & Review | Jonathan Kiefer | 01-03-2008 | Reviews

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'The Orphanage': The Parent Trapnew

The Orphanage's scares aren't cheap, and with an exception or two, you probably won't even jump at its twists. Instead, its capacity to frighten lurks in its atmosphere.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 01-03-2008 | Reviews

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Horror's New Kingnew

Producer Guillermo del Toro on Almodovar, the female force in film and discrimination against kids in cinema.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 01-03-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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Not All of Today's Horror Films are Schlockynew

The Orphanage is more ghost story than horror movie, and though it's low on the gore scale, it's still very scary, deeply atmospheric and seriously creepy, owing success to its solid direction and cinematography from Oscar Faura that holds the same precision to detail as Pan's Labyrinth.

San Diego CityBeat | Anders Wright | 01-02-2008 | Reviews

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