The Apparition (2012 film)

For other uses, see Apparition (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Apparitional (film).

The Apparition
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTodd Lincoln
Written byTodd Lincoln
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Pearl
Edited by
Music byTomandandy
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24) (United States)
  • December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) (Germany)
Running time
82 minutes
Country
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17 million[1]
Box office$11.3 million[2]

The Apparition is a 2012 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Todd Lincoln, in his directorial debut, and starring Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, and Rick Gomez.[3] The plot follows three college students who, after the death of their friend, must battle a supernatural force they summoned themselves. The film was loosely inspired by the Philip experiment conducted in 1972.[4]

The film was universally panned by both films critics and audiences, with chief complaints being the complete lack of scares, poor script, borrowing from other better horror films, and for spoiling the ending in the theatrical trailer. The film was also a box office bomb, and was cited by critics as one of the worst films of 2012.

  1. ^ Kaufman, Amy (August 23, 2012). "'Expendables 2' could be No. 1 again on slow box office weekend". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Yamato, Jen (March 19, 2010). "The Kick-Ass Ladies of SXSW: Ashley Greene". Cinematical / Moviefone. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Clark Collis (August 23, 2012). "'The Apparition' director Todd Lincoln talks about his new horror movie — and terrorizing 'Twilight' fans". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 16, 2015.