Children shouldn’t play with dead things: not just the title of a low-budget American horror from 1972 but words to live by, especially in this unnerving and highly effective Midnight entry from Au…
Children shouldn’t play with dead things: not just the title of a low-budget American horror from 1972 but words to live by, especially in this unnerving and highly effective Midnight entry from Australia.
Immediately, the focus switches to 17-year-old Mia , who is still wrestling with her mother’s death. Locked out emotionally by her father, Mia looks to her best friend Jade and her warm, affectionate family for support. The more rebellious of the two girls, Mia persuades Jade to join her at a séance of sorts, where a candle is lit, guests take the embalmed, disembodied hand of a dead psychic and say the words that give the film its name: “Talk to me.
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