The House of the Devil (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	October 30, 2009 (Limited)
On DVD:	February 2, 2010
Genre:	Horror
Director:	Ti West
Writer:	Ti West
Cast:	Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace
Studio:	Magnet Releasing
Official site:	houseofthedevilmovie.com
Running Time:	93 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for some bloody violence

Sam (Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (cult actors Noonan and Woronov) are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creeky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for a total lunar eclipse. Megan (Gerwig) is Sam’s best friend, who...

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In a day and age where horror movies are generally defined by how loud and gruesome they can be, it's refreshing to see a movie that harkens back to a quieter, creepier time. In the vein of old Stephen King and the demonic thrillers of the 1970's, House of the Devil unleashes an intoxicatingly engaging glimmer of horror - too bad it falls apart just as it's getting good.

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