Written and directed by Travis Stevens, Girl on the Third Floor stars WWE legend Phil “C.M. Punk” Brooks and Trieste Kelly Dunn with a promotional campaign asking “Where the hell is the Girl on the Third Floor?” It appears the movie did quite well during its theatrical release, so horror being horror, you need to prepare yourself for what’s lurking on the third floor of this house.
The movie has the traditional formula for a haunted house, including rotting walls, bursting pipes, and unidentifiable, gross slime. Even WWE legend, playing Don Koch, couldn’t handle it, he does an excellent job of make-believing he’s in hell with the girl on the third floor.
It all starts with he convinces his wife, Liz, played by Dunn that he wants to remodel their new Victorian home himself.
Like any DYI, he instantly is way over his head, exasperatedly stress out to the max, and fascinated by his old vulnerabilities. Don realizes that the house has its own sinisterly wicked, sordid past and won’t be so easy to renovate after all, which makes for a fascinating watch.
The excellent cast rounds out well with Sarah Brooks, Elissa Dowling, and Travis Delgado.
I will say the movie is slow, and the storyline does not hold firm to the idea of the story. The potential is there, and it fell flat, and perhaps if the cinematography improved, and production design got behind the movie with a better script, the overall quality would have been worth the watch.
