Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov
In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret; they plan to use her...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 2, 2010
Stats: 613 reviews
It's official, if Ti West makes it, I will see it. Who would have guessed that one of the most exciting directors in horror today would be a filmmaker who shows restraint. Sure, I'm certain lots of audience members will say his films are slow, but when did slow become something...( read more)
This movie feels like a prequel/sequel to "Babysitters Wanted" and while this wins in gore and pace "The House of the Devil" wins in execution and acting.
It is not just a homage of late 70's or early 80's horror movies. It feels like a real flick of the era and if you see it w...( read more)
A fun film, slow moving and atmospheric, this one teases you along with the 80's era setting and style, building to some nicely creepy bits in the final act.
May not be the most fun for anyone looking for a lot of action, but for fans of the slow burn, this is a good bet.
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One of the best recent horror movies. The visual style and tone are amazing. It feels like you're watching Evil Dead or Rosemary's Baby. The director obviously knows the genre and all of the classic techniques. It has a lot of great original aspects to it as well. The blend of co...( read more)
OH OH OH! This movie is really creepy and it doesn't take cheap shots to do so. I lot of people will probably want to say that it sucked b/c there wasn't enough unrealistic goryness, but I absolutely loved how they styled, shot, and went into a direction with this film. SEE IT...( read more)
They got the 80's look down great, some good tension and a nice ending for a sequel.
Although the payoff is creepy, it takes a little too long to arrive -- and when it does, it's about as worn-out as the movie's title. full review
The House of the Devil is really a romance: a love letter to the kind of gal we thought had given up the ghost. full review
West avoids cliché and cheesiness with wise casting choices. Donahue's naturalistic performance is as persuasive as the subtly sinister portrayals by Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov. full review
Yet another of this year's homage-facsimiles, The House of the Devil forgoes campy self-awareness in favor of reverential faithfulness--and in doing so, implicitly critiques contemporary horror cinema. full review
I will have to agree with "Cinema Blend".Nearly the entire film, save for the last 20 minutes, is just a buildup to the grand not-so-horrifying finale.
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