Iain Softley’s shimmering Southern gothic horror chiller The Skeleton Key was released in mid-August of 2005, just a few ...

For “The Skeleton Key” (2005, Universal, R, $30), Kate Hudson goes gritty to play a Jersey girl who takes a job caring for a mute invalid (John Hurt) and his Yankee-hating wife (Gena Rowlands) at ...

Stirring up a humid Gothic mood and amassing a gifted roster of actors, “The Skeleton Key” is unable to ward off the nasty spirits of formula screenwriting. Recipe mixes equal parts Deep Southern ...

Forget hoodoo: Attention to craftsmanship is its own kind of curse. Because Iain Softley’s Southern gothic thriller “The Skeleton Key” is one of those late-summer releases that gets its turn only ...

Death is a constant presence in the life of Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson). She works in a hospice, accompanying dying people during their final hours and moments. While she finds it hard to suppress ...