House of Fears (2007)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Ryan Little

Writers:

Steven A. Lee (story)
Steven A. Lee (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Six friends sneak into a haunted house the night before it opens for Halloween, only to find that their evening of fun has turned into their worst nightmare.

Plot:

The night before a local haunted house opens for Halloween, six friends sneak in for a few hours of fun...

Plot Keywords:

Supernatural

Cast

Corri English	...	Samantha
Sandra McCoy	...	Hailey
Michael J. Pagan	...	Devon
Corey Sevier	...	Carter
Alice Greczyn	...	Candice
Eliot Benjamin	...	Zane
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Christenson	...	Shorty, the Clown
Kelvin Clayton	...	Hamadi
Shannon Engemann	...	Lynn
Tomas Fernlund	...	Undertaker
K. Danor Gerald	...	Elias
Ashley Morgan	...	Bridgette Heather
Cydney Neil	...	Herself
Brian Wimmer	...	Mark

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Netherlands:16

Company:

Lonesome Highway Productions

A fun movie, but stays in it's horror bounds

i saw this a month or 2 ago at a horror festival in LA. if you're going into this knowing it will be just another horror movie where horny teens end up somewhere and get hacked up, that's what it is. What makes the film interesting is the cinematography and creatism of the killings, and the mansion as a whole. it was shot very coolly (I know this isn't a word), some good temperatures to convey moods and the diff rooms / fears etc.. the ending though was unfortunately predictable, much like the characters. I found myself shouting at the screen, "just go! He's gonna get you!" etc.. i was engaged, but for the wrong reasons. the film had the same cheesy girl in distress, big hunky guy leads the pack, funny guy and black dude. very well done for the budget. Some of the acting needed to be tightened, A LOT. Michael Pagan was the best, I'd like to see him again. Eliot Benjamin was relatively funny, and he looks to be pretty new so good luck to his career. The movie didn't attempt to change or go beyond the horror genre that we've been looking at for the past "forever," but again, if you go in knowing this, you'll end up liking it. it's very fun, and a good time. I'd definitely watch it again. on a scale of 1 - 10 in horror land, i give it a 6.5 while in overall movie land, i give it a 4.

Jp