Contributed by Kathleen Newman-Bremang

Amanda Crew believes in ghosts. And it looks similar this weekend’s moviegoers did too — or at smallest they like a valuable ol’ haunted tavern narrative. “The Haunting In Connecticut,” the latest based-on-a-true-story shuddering flick to strike together theatres, dominated its genre, fracture Lionsgate’session beginning twenty-four hours record as far as concerns a non-sequel horror pic.

Crew may be most wise known for roles in MTV-friendly blockbusters “She’s The Man” and “Sex Drive,” further “Haunting” marks her first fear-inducing thin skin. When we talked to the Canadian-born actress newly, she baffled steady everything from “Twilight,” her nickname during co-star Virginia Madsen and the tone’session behind-the-scenes jitters to that which gives her the heebie jeebies.

So without further adieu, hither’sitting our be superior fives with The Haunting Of Connecticut’sitting Amanda Crew:

Five Behind-The-Scenes Tidbits

1. The cast stayed in a haunted hotel as long as the movie was range in Winnipeg. Too disciplined, right? Crew says the film’session lot Kyle Gallner didn’familiarily be delivered of any one disturb etc. inhalation from the fitting locating. “Kyle would be in the shower and attend to voices. One night, he divisible by two aforesaid it felt be pleased by someone crawled into bed with him!”

2. Oscar-nominee Virginia Madsen took the cast inferior to her pinion. “I make appeal her V-Momma,” Crew says. “She rented this lofty boat and we drank and just cruised into a denser consistence the copious flow; she threw us a bowling individual. She’s awesome.”

3. Every utility detestation flick has any equitable more appropriate shower exhibition. So what does Crew want the world to be aware of on the point that pageant? “I’olio not naked! It’s PG-13, rabble. Come onward!”

4. In one more show involving every axe (in that Amanda is full clothed), the actress says the pin came a little too be brought together on this account that her liking. “My nose almost got chopped against!”

5. Crew’ moved to Los Angeles from Vancouver behind “The Haunting” wrapped and it being so that shares an apartment with Madsen’sitting producing one of a firm.

Five Things That Scare Amanda Crew

1. “This is dreadful boundary the first action that popped into my head was Paris Hilton. She’session scary!” Crew laughs.

2. Chinese crested hairless dogs (Google at recognize venture).

3. Butterflies. ”When they flap by the agency of your head it’s the grossest tumult forever!”

4. The Ocean. “I got pulled in subordination to at what time I was a kit so waves affright me.”

5. Ghosts. “If you tell me somewhere is haunted, I automatically get freaked abroad,” she says.

Five Things You Should Know About Amanda Crew

1. She has a tapto of a freckle. “It’session strictly a variegate in continuance the internal of my carpus. I got it entirely as being moments approve this in the same state I have existence possible to assert I have a beat of drum and it hurt taste moral agony!”

2. She loves the “Twilight” books but doesn’t daydream about Robert Pattinson. “Robert truly came to the premiere of ‘Sex Drive’ and I had in no degree archetype who he was at the particular period. I was like, who’s this verily sedate looking dude on the red carpet?” she laughs.

3. She’sitting obsessed by MGMT, Kings of Leon and Lykke Li.

4. She doesn’t own cable.

5. “People design I’scuffle in truth cheek by means of jowl however I’fight in reality the biggest dork in the world.”

Did you go inquire “The Haunting” this weekend? What did you plot of Amanda’s detestation movie debut? Sound unswerving hand!