Seeing things

Last year, a documentary called Room 237 generated some buzz by offering a Critical Theory approach to examining Stanley Kubrick's film, The Shining. The film posits several theories about hidden meanings supposedly embedded into the film. For fans of the horror film, this offered a tantalizing look into some potential conspiracy theories. If you're not familiar with this documentary, here's the trailer for it.




The reason why I mention Room 237 is because today a video was released for a film called Spook Central, which supposedly gives the same critical treatment to Ghostbusters. If this film is legit, I will be very excited to see it. However, there are some elements to it that suggest this is a hoax rather than the real deal. While the voiceovers in the trailer sound legit, the editing of the video clips is rather rough and unpolished. Then there's the fact that some websites are reporting that "Ivo Shandor" directed this film (Shandor was a character in the film) and yet the video shows Michael Beck as the director. Other names listed in the credits of the video are of people who are dead. So who knows what to think at this point. If it turns out to be bogus, it's still fun to watch and ponder if such a film could be made. Decide for yourself by watching the video below.