Fear House

I have seen a lot of bad movies, but this must be the worst. The special effects (if you can call them special effects) are terrible. I can't believe this is a movie made in 2008. When you see it you'll think it is made in 1970 or so. How low budget can you go. To bad for the wasted time...

Never the less, I watched the movie completely since I hadn't anything else to do. Some parts of this movie is even humoristic. Some actors can use some more acting lessons. The plot however isn't that bad and it does get a bit better towards the end of the movie. So, in conclusion, the story ain't that bad, but the effect are in the style of jaws 1, you know, when the shark breaks trough the glass, it goes in frames, same here...

After opening with the bizarre deaths of a young couple, FEAR HOUSE begins.

Samantha (Aleece Jones) rents a castle in the Arizona desert in order to get away from civilization. Nine months later, a group of associates arrives to find out what happened to her.

Horror and death ensue when Samantha is found, warning everyone about a deadly creature lurking around the place. A curse is revealed and the film's title comes into play.

This is a low-budget movie with an original story, relying more on creeping dread than overt shocks. While there are certainly some dull spots, it's not bad overall...

Fear House is the 11th movie in the Paranormal Investigations franchise but alike all the rest shares absolutely nothing in common with them.

The film manages to stand out from the others, it's not found footage, it's not a generic ghost film where you don't see anything and the production values are clearly considerably higher.

It tells the story of a group of friends, relatives and business associates of a writer who moved into a castle for inspiration. 9 months later and nobody has heard from her so they go looking only to find more than they could have ever expected.

Truth be told I was fairly impressed initially, it was well made and blew all the previous 10 films out of the water! Sadly the quality didn't stay consistent and the plot fell apart along with the rest of the movie.

I'm quite saddened by this because I'd like to see something good come out of this absolutely dire franchise. Despite my rating this is still one of the best of the bunch and if you compare them it doesn't take much effort to see why.

A passable little affair that with a bit of better writing could have been an enjoyable movie. At least with ratings like this Witchcraft will remain the worst horror franchise in history.

The Good:

Better than you'd expect deaths

Far higher production quality than all the rest in the franchise

The Bad:

Falls apart a tad

After reclusive writer Samantha Ballard hasn't gotten in touch with her brother Anthony in months, he along with her publisher, his assistant, and the previous home-owners daughter all decide to go up to the secluded house that she had recently bought. But the house, as always is the case in these type of movies, is haunted and they, along with Sam's husband and his girl whom haven't been invited, appear to be in for one hell of a night.

And the viewer is in for one hell of a night of...of utter boredom. I'm really sorry but this movie just didn't really do it for. Trust me, I've since worse low-budget horror films than this one. A lot worse...by far. But at the same time the story didn't snap or crackle for me (nor did it pop, by the way). The deaths were too quasi-laughable and didn't really fit into the tone the film was trying to have. And talking of the acting caliber, well that's like shooting fish in a barrel, so I'll digress.

My Grade: D+

Eye Candy: Meredith Barnett gets topless briefly

DVD Extras: Commentary with Director Micheal Morris, actress Alecee Jones & actor Matthew Stiller; just under 3 minutes of outtakes; Actor rehearsal; and the promo trailer for this film

This is horrible! I'm 10 only minutes in and laughing my ass off. The tough guy ex looks like a throwback from the 70s and couldn't kick Urkel's ass on a good day. I'm giving it 10 more minutes and then trying to find something better.... easy task eh?