The Canal

2014 • 93 minutes

About this movie

Sitting in an empty theater, a film archivist watches the grainy footage that will be his undoing. David and his wife are perfectly happy—or so he believes. When he finds out the home he shares with his wife and son was the scene of a ghastly turn-of-the-century murder, David dismisses it as ancient history. That is, until the sinister history ripples into the present and casts a shadow over life as he knows it. And when a looming secret shatters his marriage, David can't help but suspect the dark spirits of the house are somehow involved. In his drive to unveil the shadows hidden in the walls, David begins to descend into insanity, threatening the lives of everyone around him.
Through ghastly imagery and a chilling score, Ivan Kavanagh’s The Canal is an Irish ghost story that will leave you with a fear of the dark and a dripping chill down your spine long after the film's conclusion.

Ratings and reviews

Don't watch alone at 1 a.m. definitely picks up as it goes along. Not a huge budget movie but uses its resources wisely. Well written for a horror film, good acting, good suspense. Worth watching

It's ok. A few horror movies rolled into one. Didn't really explain the origin of dead family or the rituals. Something to keep you occupied when bored but I wouldn't pay to watch it.

Good movie a bit slow through the first half, but has a good ending. I am very horror movie obsessed, so I will say not scarey at all, jumped once. Good story line though... I would recommend.