https://dlepik.com/2026/11/03/the-haunted-forest-1-2-out-of-four-was-a-limp-horror-melodrama-about-a-precocious-teenager-grayson-gwaze-who-takes-a-job-as-a-scare-actor-at-a-local-haunted-forest-attraction-when-an-acciden/dlepikcomen2026-11-03T03:37:07+00:00“The Haunted Forest” (*1/2 out of four) was a limp horror melodrama about a precocious teenager (Grayson Gwaze) who takes a job as a scare actor at a local haunted forest attraction. When an accident occurs, him and his misfit co-workers (Cedric Gegel, Kaitlyn Lunardi, and others) all begin to question their trust in one another and find their suspicions raising to the surface. Give writer/director Keith Boynton credit for trying to add a layer of psychodrama to the usual teen-horror cliches but the results are pointless and boring. Altor Mellibar’s colorful cinematography is one of film’s few virtues.