After ignoring a warning to leave the apartment from the elderly man who lives upstairs, they are attacked by the toothless ghost of the woman who died there.

The door to the closet in which the woman died begins to appear in other locations, and when Helena's father opens it he is consumed by a swarm of mosquitoes and killed.

The doctors at the institution begin to question Sophia's fitness as a parent as her behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, and the pressure on her intensifies when her dead ex-husband's bloody teeth are found in Helena's locker.

The Haunting of Helena has received primarily negative reviews, most of which have focused on the movie's clichéd plot line and the poor acting ability of both leads.

Chuck Bowen of Slate described the film as being so close to the work of Guillermo del Toro that "he could almost reasonably consider filing a plagiarism suit against The Haunting of Helena's producers,"[1] while Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic stated that it "chugs along pretty well until the plot holes begin to pile up.

Magazine gave The Haunting of Helena 2.5 stars, stating that it had a few redeeming qualities, especially the final twist, but that overall the film "had too many issues to fall in love with it.