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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyLike "Cat People", The Banshee Chapter is both elegant and terrifying.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyProving the “Paranormal Activity” formula can still work when used with canny restraint, Erickson achieves good results with long, eerie found-footage takes that end in jolts.
- 65Film.comLaremy LegelFilm.comLaremy LegelWhere The Banshee Chapter thrives is the overwhelming claustrophobia of the film.
- 63Slant MagazineSlant MagazineDirector Blair Erickson surely has style to burn, even if he oftentimes betrays his atmospheric shorthand and gets cold feet at the most inopportune moments.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBlair Erickson’s inventive low-budget horror film doesn’t fully live up to its provocative premise, and its extensive use of the found-footage style gives it an all too familiar feel. But it offers some genuine scares along the way, as well as a terrific performance by the ever-reliable Ted Levine.
- 60Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenThe central drama never fully engages, but the jolts that Banshee delivers are check-the-locks scary.
- 58The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdBlending supernatural hokum with real horrors of U.S. history — namely, the MKUltra experiments performed by the CIA in the 1950s — The Banshee Chapter superficially resembles some lost episode of "The X-Files."