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Master of horror, Ti West, director of Cabin Fever 2, invites you to experience the most blood-curdling night of terror and suspense you have ever witnessed. Sam is a pretty college sophomore and so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job with the sinister Ulmans. But after discovering no baby exists in the household, Sam realises the Ulmans have lured her to their diabolical mansion deep in the woods. Left along in the house, something stirs in the rooms high above her. Outside, as a lunar eclipse begins, it soon becomes clear that she will end this night in a bloody fight for her life with whatever bone chilling horror is locked in the house with her. Acclaimed across the world as an unrelenting, unforgettable journey into the darkest realms of fear itself, The House Of The Devil will make you pray for the dawn.
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After years of vivisectionist splatter, here is a horror movie with real shivers --New York Times
The BEST horror film of the year --Slashfilm
Unrelenting ... paralyzing fear --Time Out
The BEST horror film of the year --Slashfilm
Unrelenting ... paralyzing fear --Time Out
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This seems to be a Marmite film; those who have reviewed either loving or hating it. And I understand why. The horror camp, post Scream [DVD] [1997], is firmly divided these days. Those who love the gore and inventively high body count, infused with witty one liners, and those who prefer a build up of chills. House Of The Devil falls slightly towards the latter. It's not the most original tale, but it is well executed.
I was lucky enough to have a dad who owned a chain of video stores in the eighties and have seen just about every horror film going (not sure I should confess to that!!) and for me, this film manages to capture the atmosphere and the creepiness of the films I watched in my teens. Okay.. it's not The Shining [DVD] [1980], Halloween [1978] [DVD] or When A Stranger Calls [DVD].. but it does do a pretty good job of cranking up the tension, and it was the first film in a while that had me actually sitting on the edge of my seat.
If you're a fan of Hostel or any of the Saw sequels, then I recommend you give this one a miss. If, however, you're a fan of eighties movies such as Eyes of a Stranger [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], The Stepfather [DVD] [1987], The Sentinel [1977] [DVD] or even the original Friday The 13th [DVD] [1980], then you'll probably enjoy.
I was lucky enough to have a dad who owned a chain of video stores in the eighties and have seen just about every horror film going (not sure I should confess to that!!) and for me, this film manages to capture the atmosphere and the creepiness of the films I watched in my teens. Okay.. it's not The Shining [DVD] [1980], Halloween [1978] [DVD] or When A Stranger Calls [DVD].. but it does do a pretty good job of cranking up the tension, and it was the first film in a while that had me actually sitting on the edge of my seat.
If you're a fan of Hostel or any of the Saw sequels, then I recommend you give this one a miss. If, however, you're a fan of eighties movies such as Eyes of a Stranger [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], The Stepfather [DVD] [1987], The Sentinel [1977] [DVD] or even the original Friday The 13th [DVD] [1980], then you'll probably enjoy.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
If you're expecting a fast paced MTV style Platinum Dunes esque horror picture don't bother even renting this film. If however you grew up in or have an appreciation for movies made in the 1980's you may very well of found a perfect feature to sit down and watch whilst simultaniously experiencing a feeling harking back to the "good old days" when you didn't have to have a brutal kill before the opening credits just so the audience didn't get bored. Jocelin Donahue is superb as Samantha who obviously shouldn't have accepted the increasingly suspect babysitting job regardless of the payment. I really hope to see her in something else very soon.
But ultimately if you'd like that 80's feel that you haven't had since trawling your local video shop nearly twenty years ago looking for the one undiscovered classic that would be remebered as a classic of the genre, give this a try. I hope you won't be dissapointed.
Like any good horror there will be it's detractors, but the overwhelming feeling of dread that stays with you after the film is much more potent than what you see on screen... regardless of how well executed.
But ultimately if you'd like that 80's feel that you haven't had since trawling your local video shop nearly twenty years ago looking for the one undiscovered classic that would be remebered as a classic of the genre, give this a try. I hope you won't be dissapointed.
Like any good horror there will be it's detractors, but the overwhelming feeling of dread that stays with you after the film is much more potent than what you see on screen... regardless of how well executed.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
excellent late 70's/early 80's throwback. if you are a fan of ride with the devil , let's scare jessica to death or rosemarys baby you should love this. pure old school horror, heavy on the creepy , it's one of those movies where literally nothing happens for an hour and then bam, it lets loose big time. I shown this movie to lots of people and the ones that don't like it are more into new genre films (saw etc) , very excited to see what Ti West delivers with his next movie.
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House of boredom
When I first heard of this movie I was excited because of the throwback to the 70's/80's & the fact it seemed to have rave reviews I was expecting a decent horror movie.... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Mr. Craig Pearson
"..MASTERPIECE.."
Awesome horror movie, one of the best in the last few years, very well made by the director Ti West (Cabin fever 2) and the great small cast, because the film has been made to look... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
Not suspenseful, just dull...
Disappointing horror that just doesn't deliver. The nostalgic 1980s style and feel is nice, and frankly is the only good thing about this film. Read more
Published 1 month ago by finna
House Of The Shrugged Shoulders
Being a big fan of old school horror movies I had high hopes of seeing a movie harking back to the days of fear and dread interspersed with black humour and even a touch of social... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stayve
Don't bother!
No, it wasn't scary nor creepy nor was it an 80's throw back with clever referencing to the horror genre or an interesting 'experimental' film made as counterpoint to the MTV age... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nozama
Very Good service.
Came on time and product was as described.Good SERVICE. thanks! was a quite gd film. looked like it was made in the 80s. pretty cool. lacking umpf at the end tho.x
Published 3 months ago by Pmoney
The tension in this film is close to unbearable, despite little...
A suspenseful period film that stays faithful to the 80's horror period, in that it doesn't rely on buckets of gore nor cheap conventional scares to keep the viewer on the edge of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by MaximumHeat
Old School Horror
The House Of The Devil is the tale of female college student who, in desperate need of cash to pay her rent, agrees to babysit at short notice for a complete stranger in a remote... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Green Man Music
Effective
There's not much I can write here because the movie is among those that are reliant on the feelings they make the audience feel, not what's happening onscreen. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bakuryuu Tyranno
A much more enjoyable film than it really should be.
The House of the Devil, although released in 2009, has the look and feel of a splatter film released in the 70s or 80s, and this is what adds to its charm. Read more
Published 5 months ago by UndeadCritic
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