When a mysterious letter appears on the day they are being evicted, Elizabeth and her father can’t believe their luck to discover they've inherited Echoville Manor, a sprawling, thirty-seven room estate. Upon arriving, Elizabeth finds that the mansion is inhabited by the world’s cutest spirit, Ghoster, who has been trapped within a mirrored prison there for fifty years. Together, they must uncover the secrets to Echoville to free Ghoster before the nefarious Yuto captures her soul as well in his quest for immortality.
Practical Effects
Ghoster puppet design punches way above budget weight
Production
Thirty-seven room mansion location is genuinely impressive
Director
Ryan Bellgardt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ryan Bellgardt built his career on micro-budget creature features; this represents his softest pivot yet toward family markets.
Ghoster arrives in a post-Casper landscape where 'friendly ghost' stories must now compete with genuinely terrifying children's horror like Coraline—its niceness is almost radical.
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