Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Sadly Over-hyped

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Despite the negative reviews I found this AD Original quite engrossing. The acting was solid. While there was no true originality, which is hard tgese days, I think the cast and crew did a good job putting putting together a haunted house / ghost story , depth into madness film. No over the top gore but some good kills and blood in the right places.

I rated FERTILE GROUND as high as I did purely on the outstanding performance of Leisha Hailey. She was genuine, gritty, elicited sympathy, reacted honestly, and just did an outstanding job.Was the plot derivative? YES it was. But, how many horror movies are truly based on new ideas? Aren't they all derived from our own fears and experiences?FERTILE GROUND was just another episodic adventure into the nightmare world of one woman.It's been a long time since I've seen such a good performance; and, I really think Leisha Hailey carried the film. Her makeup, hair and wardrobe were perfect for a "relocated city girl." And, the setting was perfect - old house, lovingly updated; but, not too much so.The maple tree was allegory for the deteriorating relationship between the two; and, the nightmare scenes blended reality, ghost, and dream just right. Nothing was over the top; not too many effects. All around, I enjoyed this quite a bit. Better than most I see on the SyFy channel, that's for sure!

FG starts off exactly how all movies should begin - but almost never do: with a pair of breasts. Only 37 seconds into the movie we get to see them. And that's all one needs. No long lines of dull dialogue to "introduce the character". Seeing her breasts made me understand her character immediately. I suddenly knew all that I needed to know. No need for long expositions, for the exposing of the boobs was ideal.And try finding a movie that is quicker in delivering female nudity. Most porn films take more time.Any time a horror film ends with the main character alone in a loony-bin cell, looking lost and confused, you know you've just seen a forgettable movie. The grand finale was anything but. It was totally cliché, with no real surprises, no twists. FG would have been a much worse film if it weren't for Leisha Hailey (and her wonderful breasts). She held the film together.Additional congrats to Leisha for disguising her lesbianism so well. She never let it on for a moment.

Fertile Ground is one that was released by After Dark Originals. So that means that it is something special, something on his own. When Fertile Ground starts you will be surprised to see some nudity from the first second. But don't think it's gratuitous, it do adds to the film. I don't really know where to place it because it is a slow builder with not that much of horror in it. It's all about having a miscarriage and the influence it has towards the couple. They decide to move to another place which belongs to the husbands family. There the woman is confronted with the past via a ghost. Slowly she's becoming mad and think it's all in her mind because she had that miscarriage and is again pregnant. But is it? As I said before there isn't that much of horror it's more a ghost story with towards the final part of this flick some cruelty. So you really have to dig a lot of talking before things go awry. Nevertheless, it never bored me due the excellent performances by the couple. If you like for example The Others and stuff like that than this is your piece of cake. Luckily no CGI was used (except for a hand appearing on a window) for effects which adds towards the flick.