The Sick House (2007)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Curtis Radclyffe

Writers:

Curtis Radclyffe (story)
Romla Walker (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Terror lurks in the old orphanage, beneath a disused London hospital - a Seventeeth Century malevolence, the Plague Doctor, has returned to complete his evil masterpiece...

Cast

Gina Philips	...	Anna
Alex Hassell	...	Nick
Kellie Shirley	...	Joolz
Andrew Knott	...	Steve
Jack Bailey	...	Clive
John Lebar	...	Plague Doctor
Romla Walker	...	Professor Joan Holland
Tom Wontner	...	Frank
Gregg Harris	...	Dave
Stuart Brennan	...	Classroom Student
Finlay Carr	...	Baby
Gillian MacGregor	...	Jo
Sam Burke	...	Ragged boy
Abe Buckoke	...	Ragged boy
Alfie Owen	...	Ragged boy

Also Known As:

The Host (UK) (working title)
The Prey (UK) (working title)
The Sickhouse (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Bridget Riley Studios, Dace Road, Bow, London, England, UK

Company:

Hopscotch Films

Trivia:

Cameo: [Charlotte Wontner]a police officer in the final wide-shot of the film.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Childs voiceover: In the blood, there is a sickness. There, might living creatures be seen. Visions of strange, monstrous and frightful shapes such as dragons, snakes, serpents and demons terrible to behold.

Movie Connections:

References Tomb Raider (1996) (VG)

People Read Your History Please

I won't say this is the best horror film I have ever watched but it is certainly not the worst either. Interesting story line about the plague doctors (who by the way wore masks shaped like bird beaks to keep plague at bay) and an unknown cult. In this day of conspiracies it is reasonable to think it could have happened. It had some really decent gore in it and is an OK way to spend a couple of hours. I must say Gina Phillips is making a career out of making horror films and most of them have been good enough to watch. Like this one. You have to keep an open mind with most horror films now days and this is definitely worth a quick look when you've got nothing else to watch. I bought in the 2 for $10 bin @ the local big name super store so at least I got my money's worth. And the ending was very interesting