“The Charnel House” (** out of four) was a well-made but empty, by-the-numbers horror show about an abandoned slaughterhouse which is transformed into modern lofts but remains (yawn) haunted by evil spirits that threatens one family in particular who move into one of the lofts. Had this family watched “Poltergeist”, “The Shining”, “The Amityville Horror”, or many others- they would have known better. Viewers will know better and re-watch any one of those classics and skip this pointless retread.