1985 Directed by Steve Miner
Roger Cobb is an author who has just separated from his wife. He moves into a new house and tries to work on a novel based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. Strange things start happening around him; little things at first, but as they become more frequent, Cobb becomes aware that the house resents his presence.
William Katt George Wendt Richard Moll Kay Lenz Mary Stavin Michael Ensign Erik Silver Mark Silver Susan French Alan Autry Steven Williams Jim Calvert Mindy Sterling Jayson Kane Billy Beck Steve Susskind John William Young Dwier Brown Joey Green Stephen Nichols Donald Willis Ronn Carroll Curt Wilmot Ronn Wright Peter Pitofsky Felix Silla
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This movie is so insane. Is it a haunted house story? Is it a ghost story? Is it about monsters? Does it seem to rip off Evil Dead 2, despite coming out first? Is it a war drama or is it a drama about the father of a kidnapped son? Is the house a gate to another dimension or is it all a PTSD hallucination?
Who fucking knows? But it's fucking awesome.
absolutely no joke when i declare the so-called "inventors" of big mouth billy bass should cut royalty checks to this movie
House was always a movie I deemed scarier than it was because of its bonkers trailer I’d always see back in the day via rental previews, and yea this might be goofy fun but it’s filled with some great effects, solid atmosphere, flying murderous garden tools, an unhinged Richard Mohl, and bonkers Fred Dekker set pieces that still play well after all these years. Love the house in this (I’d gladly live there right now) and it’s always good to see George Wendt, but some of the vietnam stuff drags it down a little for me… luckily there’s still enough pizazz and cool looking closet monsters here for a good time, plus I dig that Manfredini score and how almost…
As a kid, this movie scared the crap out of me and it wasn’t really because of anything that happened onscreen, but rather the anticipation of what I thought was going to happen.
My dad rented it on weekend when we had to visit him and I made it about 15-20 minutes in before I took off out the living room and into his bedroom to watch Dallas and Falcon Crest with my stepmother! That was how a lot of 80’s Friday nights went until I got old enough to want to stick around and get scared on purpose. Good times if I’m honest!
William Katt and his 80’s perm go on a host hunting mission in a house I would…
This thing is insane. Up to about the 20-30 minute mark, I was thinking it was way better than I expected. A couple moments early on actually frightened me.
And then it just gets progressively sillier. It’s odd, awkwardly executed and the whole Vietnam war aspect is so ham-fisted.
All that being said, it has some really cool ideas and is still loads of fun.
Worth a watch if you’re a horror fan.
Steve Miner's "House" is, admittedly, not the type of horror film that will please all horror fans. Its sometimes goofy tone, limited-gore sensibilities, and cartoony creature effects might turn off some genre fans. Those fans would be overlooking a genre gem, however, as Miner's film is fully committed, wholly exciting, and altogether fun horror adventure.
The film revolves around William Katt's Roger Cobb, a horror writer who has, in the recent past, lost his child to an apparent kidnapping, lost his wife to separation, and lost his aged aunt to suicide. When the investigations into both his son's disappearance and his aunt's death stall, Cobb takes matters into his own hands, setting up shop at the residence where both unsavory…
Spooktober II: To Hell With the 80s
I first came across this film when I was looking for Obayashi film of the same name -which needless to say is far superior to this one-, and I remember that others began to review it around the same time. Mostly I remember the skeleton soldier, a character that intrigued me from the first time I saw him, and his appearance in this film was very effective because of its context.
The movie itself was good, lots of creative moments with interesting, disgusting, and well-designed creatures that are not just a form of entertainment, but are also a part of something much bigger. I found the movie to be somewhat reminiscent of "Jacob's…
House is one of the first films that comes to mind when I think of classic 80s horror. Nostalgic and highly influential to a young belial House was one of the first horror DVDs I bought many years ago. And that thang is freakin old and dusty so I finally treated my self to the gorgeous blu ray from Arrow. This thing shines like a diamond and breathes new life into this wonderful film yes it does!
House remains one of my most visceral video store era memories. My parents were tight on my movie watching as a youngin so long before I could actually watch horror films my only exposure to them would be the colorful and terrifying VHS…
Thirty minutes in it clicked:
...this isn't the Criterion one with the really cool, fancy red poster.
This movie owes me thirty minutes of my life back.
