Long Time Dead
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Marcus Adams
Written by	Marcus Adams Daniel Bronzite James Gay-Rees
Screenplay by	Eitan Arrusi Chris Baker Daniel Bronzite Andy Day
Produced by	James Gay-Rees
Starring	Alec Newman Marsha Thomason Joe Absolom Lukas Haas James Hillier Mel Raido Lara Belmont Melanie Gutteridge
Cinematography	Nic Morris
Edited by	Lucia Zucchetti
Music by	Don Davis
Production companies	StudioCanal Working Title Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	18 January 2002 (2002-01-18) (United Kingdom)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France
Languages	English French
Box office	$13,102,295[1]

Long Time Dead is a 2002 horror film, co-written and directed by Marcus Adams in his directorial debut.

Set in the United Kingdom, the film follows a group of college^{[clarification needed]} students in which they experiment with an Ouija board and inadvertently summon a djinn, an Arabic spirit of fire, which puts their lives in danger.

The film stars Alec Newman, Marsha Thomason and Joe Absolom alongside Mel Raido, Lara Belmont, Melanie Gutteridge and Lukas Haas.

Premise

After a night of hard-partying, a group of college students decide to try their hands at a seance by using a homemade Ouija board. Things take a turn for the worse when they end up summoning a djinn that soon begins to hunt down and lead each one of the students towards untimely deaths.

To stop the djinn, Liam, desperate for the sake of his friends, will have to face his fear of the supernatural; even if it means paying the ultimate price.

Cast

• Alec Newman as Liam
• Marsha Thomason as Lucy
• Joe Absolom as Rob
• Lukas Haas as Webster
• James Hillier as Spencer
• Mel Raido as Joe
• Lara Belmont as Stella
• Melanie Gutteridge as Annie
• Tom Bell as Becker
• Michael Feast as Paul Brennan

Reception

Long Time Dead received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences. It currently has an approval rating of 22% on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 9 critics.^[2]