House
“Horror has found a new home.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 64, rated by 1 admin.
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A troubled horror writer inherits a house that fills his attempt at solitude with rubbery monsters. Steve Miner treats the uncertainty between supernatural attack and personal collapse as an opportunity for deadpan comedy. The result is a compact blend of domestic embarrassment and practical creature trouble.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The writer's retreat has developed an unusually aggressive editorial department.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 64
Synopsis and movie facts
A divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.
- Released
- 1985
- Directed by
- Steve Miner
- Running time
- 92 min
Starring
- William Katt as Roger Cobb
- George Wendt as Harold Gorton
- Richard Moll as Big Ben
- Kay Lenz as Sandy Sinclair
- Mary Stavin as Tanya
- Michael Ensign as Chet Parker
- Erik Silver as Jimmy
- Mark Silver as Jimmy
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 11415. Review uses a different release year; the catalogue follows the canonical TMDB release date.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the deadpan handling of monsters interrupting ordinary social situations.
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