Question

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alice gothixs spine - tingling novel, from here to haunted, is my favorite horror book, so i was thrilled when i learned that it had been adapted for the stage. i bought tickets soon after the play opened, even though the famed theater critic dee rahmah had given the show a negative review. i was eager to see gothixs sinister underworld creatures brought to life despite rahmahs assessment that \gothixs horrific creatures—blunches, woutchers, and changelings—seemed exaggerated and even ridiculous. they were anything but frightening.\
on that score, i completely disagree with rahmah. gothixs creatures were brilliantly cast and terrifyingly delightful; when they crept down the aisles, i wanted to run out of the theater! sadly, though, like rahmah, i have to give the performance an overall thumbs - down. the huge amount of fog on the stage in most of the scenes obscured my vision, and deafening sound effects kept me from fully enjoying the show.
which sentence best summarizes the authors point of view about the play from here to haunted?
the play was entertaining despite the fact that gothixs characters were much less frightening on stage than in the novel.
although the creatures were excellently portrayed, the plays poorly done special effects ruined the overall experience.

Explanation:

The author first mentions that despite the negative review of the creatures, they were "brilliantly cast and terrifyingly delightful". Then, the author points out that the fog and sound effects (special effects) ruined the overall experience, giving the performance an overall thumbs - down.

Answer:

Although the creatures were excellently portrayed, the play’s poorly done special effects ruined the overall experience.