The Church

The Church is an American horror film written and directed by Dom Frank. It stars Bill Moseley, Ashley C. Williams, Lisa Wilcox, Keith Stallwortch, and Clint Howard. Synopsis The church board and the development team come face to face with a supernatural presence when they agree to sell the church. Cast Bill Moseley as Pastor James Ashley C. Williams as Elizabeth Haines Lisa Wilcox as Joan Laurels Keith Stallworth as Simon Adu Clint Howard as Alexander James / The Spirit Vito LoGrasso as Adrian Seltzer Victoria Gates as Jennifer Lawson Deitra Leak as Melanie Banks Holly Zuelle as Veronica Leeks Reception Sherilyn Connelly of SF Weekly wrote that film is "far from great, but it’s never boring, and that’s good enough for the faithful." In a mixed review for Los Angeles Times, Noel Murray wrote "There’s an appealing, old-school crumminess to the supernatural thriller “The Church,” the kind of micro-budgeted bad movie that may exist only because the filmmaker had access to a location and wrote a story to accommodate it." Murray then criticized the acting, writing "Frank doesn’t really have the budget — or the cast — to make the horror elements in “The Church” effective. Most of the actors are inexperienced and stiff; whenever they’re supposed to be tormented by the paranormal, the special effects meant to illustrate the hauntings are either nonexistent or cheesy."