Director Bert Dragin didn't have much of a filmmaking career, but he tried his luck with scary movies in the 1980s, making his debut with "Summer Camp Nightmare" before quickly jumping into 1988's "Twice Dead." Dragin, along with co-writer Robert McDonnell, attempt to create a haunted house experience with the feature, which follows two siblings as they deal with the violent history of their new home. The helmer puts in the work to generate a modest level of suspense and a surprising amount of style, but his focus isn't strictly aimed at the supernatural. "Twice Dead" is more of a "punks at war" viewing experience, keeping the endeavor from living up to initial expectations for a creepy event involving a malevolent spirit and its determination to disrupt domestic peace. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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