Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]When I was kid there was a movie series that I thought looked great... (In The segments that I happen to see that is...)
That movie series being, the House series... You see the thing is, is that for some reason, while the first two movies were on TV often through out the 1990s, I would always catch Ten - Fifteen minutes of these movies... (Between 1990 - 1999) I probably saw both movies at least once each!
With that in mind though, I was finally able to see House (1986) for the first time all the way through, recently! And I gotta say that I really liked it! But we'll get in to that in a moment:
Written by: Ethan Wiley (Brutal) and Directed by: Steve Miner (Friday The 13th Part 2). Starring: William Katt (Carrie), George Wendt (Forever Young), Richard Moll (Galaxis) and Kay Lenz (Fear).
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There are a lot of creepy things going on in this house![/caption]This movie, which is based on the story by, Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), is a fascinating tale of a traumatized Vietnam Veteran turned recently divorced writer by the name of, Roger Cobb (Katt) whom after the suicide of his aunt and the latest bad dream about his dead kid being terrorized by a Zombie, decides to head over to his Aunt's house while he works on his latest book in peace...
Now at first it actually looks like Roger might get his wish and to have some peace and quiet to write, what with extremely normal looking house. A nice enough, yet over-zealous neighbor by the name of Harold Gorton (Wendt)... That is until Roger really begins to get settled in to his Aunt's home that is...
As time goes on, and as the house begins to get more and more violent, Roger will come to discover a secret that is connected to his son and a mistake that he had made a long time ago!
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Roger (William Katt) finds a nightmare world in his new house and if he survives it, he will get the ultimate gift![/caption]In the case of this movie I have to say that the best part, is the cast and crew! Don't get me wrong, I mean the special effects in this movie were great and the story was a lot of fun! But with a teaming up of Steve Miner of, (Friday The 13th fame), and WIlliam Katt of, (Carrie fame), along with George Wendt of, (Cheers fame), and Richard Moll (Of Night Court fame), I found the cast and crew were well matched for both thrills and chills as well as a little bit of comedy thrown in for an extra added benefit!
I also thought that I would mention that besides, Steve Miner, there was another person that made the Friday The 13th franchise legendary... That is of course, Sean S. Cunningham (The Last House On The Left), who had directed Friday The 13th (1980)!
Ultimately this movie is a lot of fun, and for those first time horror fans, this one is worth it, and for you horror vets, it is definitely worth it also!
http://youtu.be/zyW7yuW2scg
