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8213: Gacy House

  • Video
  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
2K
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8213: Gacy House (2010)
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
A group of investigators enter the former property of depraved serial killer John Wayne Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the place they set-up cameras thro... Read allA group of investigators enter the former property of depraved serial killer John Wayne Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the place they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séa... Read allA group of investigators enter the former property of depraved serial killer John Wayne Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the place they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séances and asking for John Wayne Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems th... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anthony Fankhauser(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Anthony Fankhauser(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Sally Elbert
    • Michael Gaglio(uncredited)
    • James Arthur Lewis(uncredited)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Fankhauser(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Anthony Fankhauser(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Sally Elbert
    • Michael Gaglio(uncredited)
    • James Arthur Lewis(uncredited)
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    • 36User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    8213: Gacy House (2010)
    8213: Gacy House (2010)
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    Sally Elbert
    Sally Elbert
    • Mary Woodbury Home Owneras Mary Woodbury Home Owner
    Michael Gaglio
    Michael Gaglio
    • Dr. Roger James Franklinas Dr. Roger James Franklin
    • (uncredited)
    James Arthur Lewis
    James Arthur Lewis
    • Michael Harry Lewisas Michael Harry Lewis
    • (uncredited)
    Brett Newton
    Brett Newton
    • Gary Elias Goldsteinas Gary Elias Goldstein
    • (uncredited)
    Sylvia Panacione
    Sylvia Panacione
    • Tessa Jane Escobaras Tessa Jane Escobar
    • (uncredited)
    Rachel Riley
    Rachel Riley
    • Lena Susan Russellas Lena Susan Russell
    • (uncredited)
    Matthew C. Temple
    • Robert James Williamsas Robert James Williams
    • (uncredited)
    Diana Terranova
    • Janina Marie Pesloas Janina Marie Peslo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anthony Fankhauser(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Anthony Fankhauser(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    A group of investigators enter the former property of depraved serial killer John Wayne Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the place they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séances and asking for John Wayne Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems the investigators are not prepared for the horror still within the house. —EdBundee
    • found footage
    • evil
    • darkness
    • talking to the camera
    • looking at the camera
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    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Wayne Gacy's home was demolished in 1979.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie when showing the autopsy results it states that the cause of death is hyperthermia. HYPERthermia is death by a body temperature that is too high. They meant to put HYPOthermia which is death by a too low body temperature.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Professor Roger Franklin: This is it. Yep here we are, there it is.

      Mike Lewis: Yeah, al-right. Oh, it's beautiful.

      Professor Roger Franklin: Would you look at that, can you believe that. Wow.

      Mike Lewis: Whoa, my god.

      Professor Roger Franklin: We are just in time, it is just a couple of hours before dark. And, can we get this stuff unloaded.

      Mike Lewis: Yeah. Oh this is already creeping me out man.

    • Crazy credits
      This film has no credits
    • Connections
      Followed by Paranormal Incident (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Everybody's Fool
      (uncredited)

      Written by Ben Moody

      Performed by Evanescence

    User reviews36

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    Imagine the dullest episode of "Paranormal State" combined with the worst "Most Haunted"...
    Why, oh, why did I not read any reviews before carelessly putting this into my rental queue?? Please do yourselves a service and don't make the same mistake I did. This isn't even worth a chuckle.

    Apparently this is, in fact, "Paranormal Entity 2." I didn't see the first one; to read about it, we're led to believe it's infinitely duller and more derivative of "Paranormal Activity" and others of that ilk than we could've possibly imagined. I believe it. And wouldn't you know it? The opening screen tells us that this is "found footage" on the body of a victim, and "it has been edited into a narrative" to tell us what happened and why there's only a videotape left. Even the font is the same as "PA" and "PA2." The time stamps. Ev-er-y-thing.

    The plot is more or less already outlined in the basic summary here. A bunch of "researchers"/ghost hunters decide to spend a night at 8213 Summerdale, which used to be where John Wayne Gacy's house stood. That house was torn down after 26 bodies were found in his basement, but apparently someone built a new house on the lot once Gacy had been executed. Now it's supposedly a hot spot for all sorts of paranormal shenanigans, so naturally a crack team of pseudo-scientists, cameramen and pretty blonde college students feel compelled to go there in hopes of communicating with Gacy's spirit.

    There's really not much else I can say, plot-wise. If you've ever seen an episode of "Most Haunted" or "Paranormal State" on TV - or if you've so much as seen a commercial for them - you already know what happens. Things go bump in the night, everyone thinks one member of the team must be making those noises just to freak the others out, then something else happens (lights flicker! doors open and close by themselves! they check the camera footage!) which convinces everyone... Etcetera. For 85 long minutes. There's no gore to speak of; there are no legitimate scares whatsoever. There are night vision cameras in empty rooms. There's a medium-type to bless the house and ask that they be kept safe while they attempt to chat up ol' John. (They even bring in a "pure, white t-shirt" belonging to an adolescent boy to try to tempt Gacy's spirit out of hiding. Yes. Really.) The few "special effects" at the "climax" are beyond lame. There is a lot of hysterical running around because someone saw a shadow, or the fireplace made a banging sound. For eighty. five. minutes.

    I am all for a low-budget, clever little popcorn horror film. I'm not a horror snob. I don't need art-house subtitles or buckets of blood or a high-concept twist ending or a "Hostel"-esque torture theme to be scared. What I DO need is a character who's even remotely interesting, or something that doesn't look like it would've failed as a high school drama project. This couldn't pass the muster. ANY muster.

    I bet you can guess the ending. You've seen it dozens of times before, but done far better. Really and truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Take my word for it: if you spend one minute guessing how it all turns out, and the other 84 minutes doing anything BUT watching this...thing...you'll be a much less resentful person for it. Can you tell I'm bitter? I have nobody to blame but myself! But if I save JUST ONE of you from wasting those precious minutes... Nah, I'll still be ticked off.
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    • Feb 28, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Paranormal Entity 2
    • Filming locations
      • Woodbury-Story House - 2606 N. Madison Avenue, Altadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Asylum
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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