Arts & Entertainment

The Ward


A young girl named Kristen awakens in a psychiatric hospital after setting a farmhouse ablaze, and finds herself stalked by a malevolent ghost in this psychological shocker. Badly battered and seemingly stricken with amnesia, Kristen forges a fragile friendship with four fellow patients. Her compassionate therapist, Dr. Stringer, works to uncover the source of her mysterious condition. Later, at night, when the lights in her remote ward go dim, Kristen is confronted by an imposing phantom that seems intent on dragging her screaming into the darkness. Eventually, the other girls in the ward begin to vanish, one by one. Kristen becomes convinced that no patient who’s checked in to North Bend Psychiatric Hospital ever comes out alive. Director: John Carpenter. Cast:Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Mamie Gummer, Lyndsy Fonseca, Laura Leigh. Rated: R. Time: 1:28.