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 ...

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 ...

The Skeleton Key is a Southern Gothic horror story about a young woman who encounters the supernatural in the swamps of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It’s easy to see why it was a big hit at the box ...

Maxine Barnett was an actress, known for The Skeleton Key (2005), In the Heat of the Night (1988) and BrothAhood (2017). She died on December 22, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia, USA.

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 ...