Utilizing real footage of Tate being interviewed and Manson being creepy, ‘Haunting’ attempts to give credence to the idea that this film is somehow based on real events. Sure, we know that Tate was murdered by the folks in the film, but subliminal messages? Premonitions? Evil entities? That’s no way to honor the life of a woman that was brutally murdered 50 years ago.

That being said, if you read all this and think I’m crazy, then hey, this film is for you, apparently. “The Haunting of Sharon Tate” has a cast that includes Hilary Duff (as Tate), Jonathan Bennett (of “Mean Girls” and “Cupcake Wars” fame), and Lydia Hearst.

In a new trailer for “The Haunting of Sharon Tate,” we see perhaps the worst-case example of what happens when Hollywood decides to take inspiration from real-life tragedy to suit a film structure that is sure to get audience attention. Long story short, ‘Haunting’ takes the violent, senseless murder of a pregnant Sharon Tate in 1969 by Charles Manson’s “Family” and turns it into a jumpscare-fest in the same vein as “The Nun” or any other modern day horror film.

Saban Films is releasing the movie in select theaters and On Demand on April 5.

Here’s the ill-advised film’s synopsis:

Pregnant with director Roman Polanski’s child and awaiting his return from Europe, 26-year-old Hollywood actress Sharon Tate becomes plagued by visions of her imminent death.