The talk show host "Jack Delroy" (David Dastmalchian) is in a difficult spot, with his program facing cancellation and recent personal loss weighing heavily. He and his producer "Leo" (Josh Quong Tart) devise a plan for a Halloween special, and what follows appears to be a recovered recording of that lost broadcast from 1977 – an experience that’s genuinely unsettling. The initial guests include a medium, then someone who openly doubts the paranormal, and finally a third individual with a remarkable story—it's this final section that truly grabs your attention. Unfortunately, the rest of the film suffers because of frequent, digitally inserted advertisements. These are meant to show behind-the-scenes preparations as the program airs, but they disrupt the momentum and interfere with the unfolding mystery of whether what’s being presented is real or fabricated. Dastmalchian delivers an adequate performance, though Ian Bliss deserves most of the credit for his cynical "Carmichael Haig" character. He embodies a skeptic who has a dismissive remark ready for nearly everything the other characters do, offering logical explanations for phenomena like projectile vomiting or levitation. Perhaps this is part of the film’s larger issue: despite being set in the 1970s, when special effects were less common, it feels like a calculated strategy to attract viewers. While that isn't inherently negative, it undermines any attempt at genuine horror or suspense. By the end, it seems more like a satire of late-night American television—a send-up of men in suits who are driven by ambition but lack real talent. The film is brief and moves quickly, but I didn’t find it particularly surprising or original. It's worth waiting to see on TV.

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