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House (1986)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:5

Rotten:5

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: William Katt (THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO) stars in this 1980s horror/comedy as Roger Cobb, a writer who has just split from his wife and is looking to complete a novel about his experiences in... William Katt (THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO) stars in this 1980s horror/comedy as Roger Cobb, a writer who has just split from his wife and is looking to complete a novel about his experiences in Vietnam. In order to work in peace, Roger moves into his aunt's old house, which she left to him after committing suicide, apparently after a bout with mental illness. However, Roger quickly learns that his aunt's suicide was probably the result of the strange forces at work inside her house, forces which begin giving Roger terrible and very real feeling nightmares about his past. Soon, Roger has become convinced that his long dead son is somehow trapped within the house, and he prepares to find an entryway into the house's bizarre supernatural energy. An inventive take on the haunted house genre, HOUSE achieves its distinctive tone by deftly mixing an ominous atmosphere with dark humor and witty dialogue, resulting in an often creepy and very funny movie that has become a cult favorite. [More]

Starring: William Katt, George Wendt, Kay Lenz, Richard Moll

Starring: William Katt, George Wendt, Kay Lenz, Richard Moll

Director: Steve Miner

Director: Steve Miner
Producer: Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter: Mac Ahlberg
Composer: Harry Manfredini

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Janet Maslin
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A guy running around in a monster suit isn't enough to sustain a full-length horror flick...

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David Perini
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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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Mediocre horror.

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03/10/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

May a house fall on the director's sister.

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08/09/02
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily

The movie borrows from all the right places, including Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-Tale Heart and Sam Raimi's Evil Dead.

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09/28/05
Alex Sandell
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Pleasantly goofy horror time-killer.

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09/18/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Shows more imagination than most horror flicks.

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08/25/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
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