timaenot Why such a low rating on IMDB?? It it definitely one of the best horror movies I have seen in recent years. It has great atmosphere and an original plot with a good portion of mystery and detective elements. Sarah Snook is really amazingly good in her part. And the film is scary, it reaches its goal perfectly! The atmosphere of the house she is forced to live in is really uneasy and eerie. You really feel walking in Jessies shoes as the story develops. By the way, I dislike horror films with an evident plot. I like horror films with a secret at the core of their plot which is (at least partially) resolved in the end. There are so many users here claiming that the plot reminds of a certain other movie and is predictable and has been done before. To me, it was a very original story, and I did not guess the secret until the end. And I have seen the other film the users are referring to and found it completely different from Jessabelle. If a movie is set in similar surroundings, it does not mean that the story is the same! Give it a chance, it is worth it and way better than your usual horror flicks.

jlbrennan78 Jessabelle is one of my favourite movies ever, it may be predictable however we all really enjoyed it along with other movies that others may think are not that good. They can be really entertaining without a massive budget or big name cast. My other few I watch over and over are:- Annabelle, Fury, Dracula Untold, The Purge-Anarchy, The Conjuring, Zombie Apocalypse, It's not that good but hey whatever 😁 13 Eerie and Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators, that movie is just hilarious very entertaining.I think Sarah Snook also looks like Leann Rimes. Also would like a sequel

Nigel P Not only is this an exceptional film in its own right, it has restored somewhat my faith in modern horror cinema. I've seen a run of recent films that have really disappointed. Here we have a tale of possession, of haunting, about a spirit returning to avenge itself. It's not a hugely original run of events, but it is done extremely well. Acting, direction, (and especially) pace – all these things come together to make a thoroughly satisfying whole.From the beginning, when (SPOILERS) a perfect couple are separated mid-sentence by a fatal car crash, to the very ending when it becomes apparent that good doesn't always win, things never let up. That's not to say anything is rushed for the sake of sensationalism. Equally, the special effects are mainly reduced to very powerfully staged crashes and bangs. We know precisely what is going on except for where the story is actually heading: the producer (Jason Blum), director (Kevin Greutert) and writer (Ben Garant) have us right in the palm of their hands.Everything and everyone shines here: Sarah Snook is hugely effective as Jessie, by turns appealing, terrified, confused and sinister, all achieved with apparent ease. Hers is a talent I would like to see pay dividends. Certainly, the filmography is lengthy for the Australian actress. From her accent, I wasn't even aware she was Australian.The main Louisiana location is used to very good effect. The swampland surrounding the isolated community provides a necessarily uneasy backdrop for the powerful scenes of Voodoo, and the old family house is perfectly decked out with a setting of homely familiarity gone mainly to ruin.At one time during the film, I thought I cleverly figured out that Jessie was actually dead, 'Sixth Sense'-style, but the results are so much more original than that. There's no real gore to speak of, but as a really good, solid ghost story expertly handled, I'd recommend this unreservedly, especially to anyone beleaguered with the current spate of popular horror films.

Desertman84 Producer Jason Blum of Paranormal Activity came up with another horror film about a woman who tries to face both her internal and external ghosts while trying to recuperate from an accident at her hometown in Louisiana in Jessabelle.It stars Sarah Snook in the title role. This film written by Ben Garant and directed by Kevin Greutert provides us a horror film wherein a woman tries to come face to face with spirits that have been tormenting her and would want to have absolute control of her as well as a resolution about unresolved issues and traumatic experiences they have both have had with each other.While the film has an interesting premise and had great potential,too bad that it ended up far from interesting and compelling.Also,it just ended up with very limited horrific scenes that would scare the audience and it accidentally ended up gross that it became funny and hard to watch.Added to that,it also lacked tension required for a horror movie and the story became far from original and refreshing especially for horror movie fans.Despite the good portrayal of Sandra Snook and the presence of the gorgeous Mexican actress Ana de la Reguera,it ended up as a disappointment.