The House of the Devil (2009)

30/10/2009 (US)•Horror, Mystery•1h 35m

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Talk on the phone. Finish your homework. Watch TV. Die.

Overview

A young college student who’s struggling financially takes a strange babysitting job which coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.

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Jocelin Donahue
Samantha
Tom Noonan
Mr. Ulman
Mary Woronov
Mrs. Ulman
Greta Gerwig
Megan
AJ Bowen
Victor Ulman
Dee Wallace
Landlady
Heather Robb
Heather
Darryl Nau
Random Guy
Brenda Cooney
Nurse

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A review by John Chard

7.0

Written by John Chard on Oct 26, 2015

This one night changes everything for me. Ti West seems destined to be one of those horror film directors who forever will polarise opinions. For those of us who love the slow burn approach and admire his evident adoration of retro horror, then he hits the mark. Reference The House of the Devil and latterly The Innkeepers. If those two things don't strike a chord with you then it's very likely that The House of the Devil will drive you nuts - but not in a good way. Plot is simple, Jocelin Donahue plays student Samantha Hughes, who has found the ideal apartment to live in, but needs fund...