Another low budget horror film from After Dark productions; FERTILE GROUND is a low rent haunted house story built on traditional lines. The lead character, played by Hilary Swank lookalike Leisha Hailey, moves into a home with her husband after the sudden loss of her baby. She soon finds herself plagued by visions which may or may not be linked to a skull found in the house's plumbing system. Everything that transpires here is low key in the extreme, with the usual CGI ghostly effects limited to a single scene or two. However, it's not too bad, despite being very cheap. Hailey delivers a strong performance and the slow-building tension is roughly effective at times. Hardly a great film, but an amiable time-waster nonetheless.
Review of Fertile Ground
