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Seance has a lot of fun teasing the audience with a slasher and a ghost story rolled into one, but it could have done so much more with the mashup. Camille arms herself with nightsticks and knives, and the others arm themselves with rituals and superstitions, all of them trying to stave off whatever killer or ghost is stacking up the corpses of the prestigious academy’s attendees. Through a lipstick planchette, the ghost insists she was a victim of murder, something that becomes more believable to the women when their bodies start piling up. As Camille slowly earns favor from the women, she participates in their seance purporting to summon the ghost of their late classmate. Camille (Suki Waterhouse)is a tough-no-nonsense broad with an undefined accent who doesn’t bow swiftly to ring-leader Alice’s (Inanna Sarkis) bullying. With the body of their chum still warm, the girls are introduced to the newest student taking her place. One night, when the students attempt a “Bloody Mary”-like ritual to summon the Edelvine Ghost, one of their classmates is tragically thrown from the window to her untimely death. The students and residents are cardboard cut-outs of private school mean-girls who dabble in superstition. This haunt feels like a predecessor to its cohorts instead of a fresh nod to them.Įdelvine Academy for Girls is your typical locale for pleated skirts and upturned noses. Now, there’s Seance, which starts with an urban legend and a mirror, but is no throwback to the spooky tales that preceded meta-horror and children’s story adaptations. Scary movies have since exploited these frights to bring us ghost stories and slashers alike. Young women crammed into school bathrooms with a flashlight and an urban legend, dipping their toes into the world of the macabre. For children of the ’90s, the game of summoning ghosts through the mirror stood as a gateway into the world of the spooky. This simple act will usually cause your tiny neck hairs to stand at attention.