The latest offering from Wild Eye Releasing, The Luring, tries hard to be a scary and mysterious supernatural thriller. And it comes close to succeeding more than a few times. Sadly, it can't quite hit the mark. The story has potential; a man tries to regain a lost childhood memory by returning to his family's old vacation home, where an unspeakable act took place -- one directly related to his youth. So yeah; lots that can be done with that. And writer/director Christopher Wells sets up some effective scenes, opening things with a child's death, then adding mysterious characters that may or may not be in our hero, Garrett's, head. And there's a creepy clown on stilts that legit gave me the willies. And the film ends strong too. Very strong. So good opening and closing, and a few effective chills in between. We're good, right? I said right? Wrong! The Luring is sunk -- at least for me -- by a truly unlikable lead in Garrett. We see him as a dick child ...

Does pure evil enjoy watching the innocent be manipulated? That's the theme behind the new film The Luring from writer/director Christopher Wells. The psychological horror tale is set to hit DVD and Digital next month, and we've scored the trailer for your eye holes. What's The Luring about? Check it: "A man tries to recover a lost memory by returning to his family's Vermont vacation home where an unspeakable act took place, leaving him institutionalized as a child." Now for the trailer: Rick Irwin, Dan Berkey, Molly Fahey, Henry Gagliardi and Michaela Sprague star. The Luring drops June 16 from Wild Eye Releasing. Source: The Luring