825 Forest Road

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825 Forest Road

2025

1h 41m

Horror

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Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life after a family tragedy when he moves to the town of Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark secret. The ghost of Helen Foster has terrorized residents for decades, since her own suicide back in the ‘40s. Finding Helen’s old home is key to ending the hauntings, but the address they have doesn’t match any of the town’s existing streets. When Chuck realizes his family might be in danger of Helen’s wrath, he takes it upon himself to locate 825 Forest Road before it’s too late.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Cognetti’s skill with found footage does him no favors here, as this flick is laden with awful dialogue, worse performances, dumb plotting, and a truly inane ending. Set your horror GPS to a different location.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 4, 2025

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Sharai Bohannon

Horror Press

'825 Forest Road' has great bones. Sadly, it settles for a lesser story than the eerier one that was within its grasp.

Apr 19, 2025

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A flawed but entertaining paranormal horror pic.

Rated: C

Apr 13, 2025

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Matt Donato

IGN Movies

825 Forest Road is a stodgy paranormal thriller that doesn’t boast enough character or intensity to reach the heights of its director’s Hell House LLC movies.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 8, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

“825 Forest Road” is at its best when the town treats the haunting like a tornado alert.

Apr 7, 2025

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Stephanie Malone

Morbidly Beautiful

Those who crave creeping dread and psychological depth should find this a journey worth taking. However, its slow pace and focus on trauma won't be for everyone. Approach with an open mind and a willingness to be enveloped by the shadows of Ashland Falls.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 6, 2025

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Lone F

This is fantastic movie, I love everything yout it, the story, the cast, characters, ending...just great and I found it by accident which only makes it sweeter.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Nicholas H

Didn’t really do it for me. I like the idea of a haunted town, but it felt really unexplored. The chapter thing was interesting, but didn’t work super well. I liked the idea of highlighting the misunderstandings that were happening using it, but then those misunderstandings didn’t lead to anything.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Christian K

I liked the idea of the cursed town and a group of people who were aware about it, for some reason that concept is thrown away after the first act. The implementation here is beyond well worn, even the slightest notion of fear or horror is completely absent. May be weird but I always like a bad guys win ending in horror.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Lance B

“825 Forest Road” has a clumsy execution and a muddled narrative. It's clunky dialogue and obvious tropes make this a slog of a film to watch. It's awkward editing and wooden performances are much to be forgotten.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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James B

I gave this the benefit of the doubt because of liking the HH series, but this makes it clear he should stick to found footage. This was just bad. Bad plot, bad acting, bad dialogue, you name it. Couple of common tropes thrown in, and they thought they had a movie. Nobody with an IQ and/or an age over 7 is going to give this 5 stars. It made me genuinely sad to see it be so awful. I was really rooting for them.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Rob R

It was a little slow burn, but the cast ( and BTS crew) definitely brought together this old-school haunt of a movie. I loved how the timeline was laid out and the scares were decent. It might be because it has been awhile since, Ive seen a good scare in a movie, but this one did the job. It gave me some chills and some "Nope" reactions, lol. I would recommend it, with a friend or alone...definitely with the lights off lol.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Synopsis

Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life after a family tragedy when he moves to the town of Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark secret. The ghost of Helen Foster has terrorized residents for decades, since her own suicide back in the ‘40s. Finding Helen’s old home is key to ending the hauntings, but the address they have doesn’t match any of the town’s existing streets. When Chuck realizes his family might be in danger of Helen’s wrath, he takes it upon himself to locate 825 Forest Road before it’s too late.

Director: Stephen Cognetti
Producer: Joe Bandelli, Dana Guerin, Cindi Rice
Screenwriter: Stephen Cognetti
Distributor: Shudder
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2025
Runtime: 1h 41m