In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret (from IMDB's official description).
The style alone immersed me into the movie. From the beginning, we get
zoom shots and freeze frame opening credits. I was not familiar with it
compared to the movies of today but it was a great breath of fresh air.
Instead of rushing to get as many jump scares as possible, "House of the
Devil" takes its time and lets the audience soak in the atmosphere.
Very slow burn. There's not many actual scares, but the setting is
undeniably spooky, especially when you watch the movie with a great
sound system. I had the opportunity to watch "House of the Devil" in
theaters recently and the difference was unbelievable compared to
watching it on DVD at home.
There aren't many great horror flicks out there. It's hard to stand out because a staggering amount of crap gets released every year and puts a bad name to the genre. However, once in a while a gem comes along and in my opinion, "The House of the Devil" is one of those worthy titles. 4/5
There aren't many great horror flicks out there. It's hard to stand out because a staggering amount of crap gets released every year and puts a bad name to the genre. However, once in a while a gem comes along and in my opinion, "The House of the Devil" is one of those worthy titles. 4/5
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