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Oculus- Horror or Thriller? Reality vs Fantasy?
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As you all know, I’m a supernatural kind of horror movie guy. I enjoy the gory slasher films too. Its just that something about the supernatural intrigues me….it’s a sense of the unknown that can terrify a person to no end. This is the essence of terror. This is what I left with the film I just saw this past week. Oculus is a supernatural horror film centered around two people…a brother and a sister who have been through a traumatic experience as children. They were witness to the deaths of their parents and it all seemed to center around an old antique mirror which was in good ol’ Dad’s den. After the murders the kids were separated and the son sent to an institution. The girl moves on but still struggles with her past. Eleven years later, Tim is deemed fit to reenter society and is released to his sister Kaliye. Little did he know that Kaylie has been busy while he was away. Using high tech instruments, computers and seriously heavy research, Kaliye brings her brother and the mirr...