I remember watching a English movie on tv on what I remember as a kids channel in color . It was probably 10 years ago. Two major parts I remember are the basement wall was a secret passage way to another world. And the main character was a boy who found a peice is paper which had a saying on it that made the main evil ghost/demon mad
Maybe this?
Mostly Ghostly
http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt1052024/
Here is a trailer. You can see the full movie on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/Jh4y_84rh44