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'#HoldYourBreath' deserves a one-word tweet: don't  The worst
torture in this horror film is what it does to the audience.
October 04, 2012|By Mark Olsen   • A scene from
"#HoldYourBreath." A scene from "#HoldYourBreath." (Handout )
It was only a matter of time before some enterprising filmmakers
included a Twitter-style indexing hashtag in a movie title. Yet,
the new low-rent horror film, "#HoldYourBreath," contains no
social media component.  In fact, the movie is almost
intentionally retro with its tale of college-age kids who incur
the wrath of a malevolent force when they disregard the wisdom
of an urban legend. Said characters even lock up their cell
phones in the glove box of an SUV before heading off on a
camping trip.  The film's basic premise comes from the old
superstition about holding your breath while driving past a
cemetery lest a wandering spirit possess your body. The evil
spirit that sets the story in motion is an executed murderer who
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