Exeter manages to both not take itself too seriously and also play everything to "real", both to the point of eye-rolling. I guess the acting was fine, but the characters terribly written and I hate everyone of them. The visuals were fine and the cinematography is at least varied; there are some fun gore moments and the kills are decently creative. There were clearly some sound issues with moments where without subtitles, I wouldn't even know characters were talking and there is an astounding amount of ADR. The biggest issue is the shit-show of a story. There is confusing because it's complex and then there is confusing because no one cares enough to iron out the plot. Nothing here makes sense and the entire plot manages to confuse itself. There are to many unrealistic, stupid moments, like a man stepping on a small fire and instantaneously bursting into flame without any accelerant. For what a juvenile horror with serious frat-boy/stoner vibes, Exeter is an okay way to spend an October night, but there are tons of movies that can scratch the haunted asylum/hospital itch a lot more effectively. I didn't hate it and I appreciate the effort to be unique, but the plot is lazy and nonsensical and a few neat gore spots don't cover it.