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The House of the Devil
During a night of 1983 with full lunar eclipse, Samantha Hughes takes a babysitting job surrounded by mysterious circumstances before she finds out her client's terrifying secret.
11 August 1962, New York City, New York, USA
4 April 1983, Newark, Delaware, USA
5 July 1981, USA
6 December 1985
4 August 1983, Sacramento, California, USA
5 October 1980, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
8 November 1981, Bristol, Connecticut, USA
October 10, 2012
The problem with it, and with House of the Devil, is that it's mostly pedestrian stuff leading to a pay off that's just not enough.
October 10, 2012
In this era of torture porn and slasher pics, House of the Devil is a shining example of how to build atmosphere and tension the old-fashioned way.
October 10, 2012
The House of the Devil isn't just a movie: it's an experience. It joins the league of Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist and The Omen as one of the most diabolical entries in the modern horror library.
August 28, 2015
Made for those who have fond memories of low-key '70s devil chillers that focused on mood and atmosphere
October 10, 2012
Sam's end is disturbing but also banal, even silly, but the end is not the point. The point is your anticipation.
November 19, 2009
There's a payoff in The House of the Devil, if you have the patience. Some of the scenes seem draggy, but the characters are complex, and their motivations are explained.
June 22, 2013
West is going to do something outstanding someday, as soon as he figures out something to say.
March 19, 2010
The film's nostalgic design is subtle enough not to dampen the seriously sinister atmospherics.
November 12, 2009
Even the familiar tropes of The House of the Devil are familiar in the right way, like an old, bloodstained sweater.
November 12, 2009
The film may provide an introduction for some audience members to the Hitchcockian definition of suspense: It's the anticipation, not the happening, that's the fun.
December 03, 2009
West, a rising young director of minor cult pleasures, comes clean here about his love for all things Bava (Mario) and Carpenter (John).
December 17, 2009
In keeping with his models, West is concerned with not suspense exactly but the ritual withholding and ultimate lavishing of bloody chaos.
