House (1986)

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Release Date: Feb 28, 1986
Rated: R | Runtime: 93 Mins | Language: English
Director: Steve Miner
Stars: William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Kay Lenz, Mary Stavin, Erik Silver, Michael Ensign

Summary

Roger Cobb is a 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.

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House is about a guy named Roger Cobb, a successful writer, married to a successful actress who gets tired of the fame and decides to move out into the middle of nowhere, into a house he inherited from his grandma. Shortly after moving in he realizes the place is haunted and has to try to fight off the spirits trying to run him out. It's your typical haunted house movie in this way, but actually turns out to be surprisingly unique.

Roger fought in Vietnam and the new book he's writing is about his experiences there. Roger and his wife also had a son who mysteriously disappeared in the same house he inherited. So there's the typical haunted house thing, but there's also some crazy Vietnam flashbacks and a supernatural battle to reclaim his lost son. His grandma keeps showing up and telling the history of the house through macabre paintings and there's a super cool neighbor who jumps in and helps Roger fight the house.

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House is a cool little ghost story, but it's not really scary or even suspenseful in any way. It's a goofy 80's b-horror through and through and one that has a weird way of growing on you.

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Critic Reviews:

While not a frightening Horror movie, per se, House does not skimp on the supernatural, and though the comedy can sometimes be absurd, Roger’s progression from guilt ridden father and war veteran to the savior of his family is a compelling one.

– Cryptic Rock

HOUSE is a fantastic Horror-Comedy that uses cartoonish terrors to tell the story of a mentally-scarred vet that is literally being haunted by his past, and it totally works!

– The B-Movie Film Vault

If you like eighties cheesy comedy horror full with bizarre monstrous practical effects, then look no further.

– BigHorrorGuide

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