The signal came from the house of the killings 20 years prior. Either way, it’s a very cool twist. Once the carnage picks up, the movie becomes a lot of fun and you quickly realize it was worth the ride. Horror. Greg Rhodes. I'm sure you'll be thinking of the picture at the top of this posting and thinking. OUT NOW. I just loooooove this movie, it’s awesome, but don’t get me wrong it’s trash … wonderful, fantastic trash. There was something a bit too low-budget about the acting, and I was getting ready for a pretty mediocre experience. He and his girlfriend follow the signal to a remote house in the woods where several squatters have taken up residence. “La Casa 1” and “La Casa 2” being the Italian titles for Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) and Evil Dead II (1987). In this horror movie, an angry ghost rages on a Zoom call, and speaks to a moment of uncertainty. is left to die along with her father and mother who are killed by an unseen force by axe and knife, respectively. Along the way they meet a prankster hitch-hiker, and a crazy old man (who looks like an anorexic Harvey Keitel). With Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Donal McCann. The bookstore has a small section of horror VHS (most of the time, just newer stuff, but I've found from time to time everything from "The Prey" to this film.) It was filmed in the US, mainly in Boston and around the Massachusetts area. If you chose to help out, click the donate button for a $5 donation, or send as a gift through Paypal (nonserviamblog@outlook.com) the amount you're comfortable with. Great article and blog, happy to be a fan! It's a great piece of film work that stands out above some of the more-known horror fodder and gives you many chills and scares that you don't expect. During my brief hiatus, I've been able to add a few morsels of good-'ol cheesy horror to my collection and am excited to share them with you within the coming weeks. Predictable, overbearing, and generic, Ghost House is a film that is lacking in all the essential ingredients that make up a great horror. DIRECTOR. * indicates required. is left to die along with her father and mother who are killed by an unseen force by axe and knife, respectively. Mystery. Quota Quickie - Movie Reviews 2020.09.01. The house hold a secret: A little girl whose father enclosed her in the basement below for an incident of killing the family cat with a knife (!) I think this movie works better on a VHS. Please Support This Blog by Sharing This Review. Parents need to know that Ghost Team is a low-budget (and low-quality) comedy about a group of young adults -- including characters played by Justin Long and Jon Heder-- who investigate a supposedly haunted house and find more than they expected.There are a few scares and some fights/characters getting knocked out. You'll be the first to know. A movie review by James Berardinelli Grave of the Fireflies , a 1988 production from the famed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, is perhaps the saddest animated movie ever made. I suspect there is anyone around who doesn't know that Mahadevan (Mukesh), Govindankutty (Siddiq), Appukkuttan (Jagadeesh) and Thomaskutty (Ashokan) have landed themselves at Dorothy Bungalow, a spooky old mansion at Cliff Hill. To hear your trials to get it on VHS made me feel a little guilty since I picked it up with ease for $3. Ghosthouse Movie Information: Type: Movie Year: 1988 (more 1988 movies)MPAA Rating: R Runtime: 95 minutes / 1h 35min Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery Directors: Umberto Lenzi Stars: Lara Wendel, Greg Rhodes, Mary Sellers, Ron Houck, Martin Jay … It’s made by Umberto Lenzi, one of my favorite Italian director. The film’s opening shot circles at a vertiginous height above Manhattan, showing the canyons of skyscrapers with people scurrying below like ants. Ghost Movie 2 - Questa volta è guerra (A Haunted House 2) - Un film di Michael Tiddes. Just as he begins to cross the street, she turns around to take a glimpse in the shop window and to her horror she sees the clown doll she thought they'd been freed of. ... to this haunted house movie from noted Italian master Humphrey Humbert. The plot focuses on a deserted house where the visions of a ghostly girl and her haunted doll wreak havoc on those who enter it. While it doesn't explain why bad things happen to good people, it tries to reassure us that good people can find divine justice. Ghosthouse (Horror) 1988 [Movie/Review] by nonserviam218 on December 26, 2020 December 26, 2020. Now, onto the film itself: The film deals with a ham radio enthusiast Paul, played by eye-candy Gregg Scott who one day hears a mysterious transmission come over his radio of some people screaming as if they were meeting their demises. Year: 1988Genre: Italian HorrorDirector: Umberto LenziOriginal Title: La Casa 3Source: Blu-Ray (X-Rated). When two of them recognize the eerie voices from the radio transmission as their own, the group of them suddenly become terrorized by the apparition of the dead little girl and her um...friend. There is a kind of movie sequence which Alfred Hitchcock always did well, and which most later directors have chosen not to do at all. As they all split up to solve the mystery, they start dropping like flies and the director has some fun scaring the audience quite well. Lara Wendel. As a pairing of Italian produced haunted house horror flicks, 'Ghosthouse' and 'Witchery' proved to be a fun and effective three hours of back to back bloody gore. The murder is never solved and the house … The murder is never solved and the house … Un lungo one man show con diverse comparse, gag tirate troppo per le lunghe, improvvisate senza un freno. A forgotten gem of the 1980's, Ghost Town.is a well crafted horror film that emphasizes on all that makes horror films fun to watch. It sounds like a good "B" film. Little or no dialogue is used. Visions of a deceased girl and her doll bring doom to the visitors of a deserted house. In ghostlore, a haunted house or ghost house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were otherwise connected with the property. REVIEW: Orchestrating an effective haunted house movie is a tricky egg to crack. I used to own this but, damn, I think I traded it already! A group of visitors to a seemingly-deserted home find themselves tormented by demonic spirits – including one particularly freaky little girl and her creepy clown companion. Clockwise from top left: Emma Louise Webb, Caroline Ward, Haley Bishop, Radina Drandova and … Once they finally get to the ghost house, they meet some teens there, and agree to investigate the strange mansion that night. S usan Hill’s Ghost Story (Channel 5) was initially called The Small Hand, and based on her 2010 novel of the same name. After exploring the house, the group makes the foolish decision to split up, leading to a trail of death and destruction as the house unleashes its deadly past. The sound was just as great. READ MY SHORT REVIEWS ON LETTERBOXD HERE! And In Ghost House Inn was one such movie for me. There's also a fantastic mom-and-pop "King Video" I still rent horror VHS from.Anywho, sorry for the longwinded. The man behind legendary movies such as Cannibal Ferox, Nightmare Beach and Roma a mano armata. Thriller. Shhh! As with a lot of these older low budget movies it’s filled with plot holes, ridiculous scenes and strange manuscript ideas, like why the hell would someone go on a camping vacation in the autumn to a random abandon house and not even have any interest whatsoever in the house in the first place? Ghosthouse (1988) March 29, 2015 October 26, 2019 ~ monsterhunter. Email Address * First Name . She screams and turns around and just as Paul makes it to where she is, the evil song comes on again and a bus comes out of nowhere and, This ended up being a great film. “The Ghost Writer” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It kind of needs that gritty feeling. is left to die along with her father and mother who are killed by an unseen force by axe and knife, respectively. Ghosthouse (1988) By grayson January 29, 2013 Category: MOVIE REVIEWS Tags: 1988 , clown , doll , ghost house , ghosthouse , horror , la casa 3 , mst3k , rifftrax I miss the old Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, so now and again I will watch Rifftrax , which is the same head writers spoofing films they watch. THE GHOST WRITER. In this case, For starters, this film was helmed by none other than Umberto Lenzi. I have probably seen this about 20 times and now the last time on a remastered blu-ray edition. • Ghost 7" vinyl adapter. 3.5/5. Ghost is melodramatic and spiritually simplistic, but the combination of comedy, thrills, and mushy romance will be irresistible to some. There are films that somehow have slipped under the radar of the avid 80's collector and they sometimes do for many reasons. Ghosthouse is not a good movie but boring is the last it is. Ghosthouse (1988) – Review. Half-heard words float on the air. Ghosthouse (1988) A strange horror film, poorly done at times but quite inventive. SHOP MERCH . The best scene of the film for me though was it's unexpected ending where Paul's girlfriend is waiting for him on the sidewalk of downtown Boston after they've come home and allowed themselves to move on from the horrible events at the house. It involves the hero discovering information by being nosy. All original content and reviews (c) Kris Davies 2020. Ghost House movie reviews & Metacritic score: A young American couple, lost in the Thai countryside, find themselves haunted by an evil spirit. Mary Sellers. Martin Jay. I'm hoping to rely on loyal readers, rather than junk ads about viagra, the latest useless celebrity gossip or how to lose weight to keep this site going. Ghost Town is a delightful creepy B movie. Last week I reviewed one of Ghost House Underground’s newest DVD releases, Stag Night, as an enjoyable and bloody thriller set in the New York subway tunnels.This week I’ve seen their second new release, Psych 9, and here’s my take on the craziness at the madhouse. Ghosthouse (Italian: La casa 3–Ghosthouse) is a 1988 Italian horror film written and directed by Umberto Lenzi.It co-starred Lara Wendel and Donald O'Brien. Most of what the hero sees is in long shot, and we can sometimes not quite make out all of the details. After all I'd read about it and the devout following that it still has, I'll be honest and say that I did expect a lot more, but what I got was fantastic on it's own. Donald O'Brien. COMPANY; About Us; Umberto Lenzi. Opens on Friday in New York and Los Angeles. I am so sorry that I haven't posted anything new. While it's no comparable Fulci cult classic, Lenzi offers some gory kills but what will stay under your skin long after the credits is … Yes, as in, Sidebar: Just before Christmas, I wandered into the local Fresno Best Buy and came across. Con Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Gabriel … Now I probably will be killed by most 1980’s horror fans, but I prefer this one to Evil Dead II … since I really dislike intentional comedy horror. Borrowing VERY heavily from SUPERSTITION and even THE SHINING, GHOSTHOUSE is long on style and gore, low on plot and character development. HOUSE II MOVIE REVIEW: HOUSE - 1986 USA Release: Feb. 28, 1986 New Line Cinema / Anchor Bay Rating: USA: PG-13 "This house knows everything about you." The Charnel House took us by surprise.It has an original story and some truly stellar acting! Two great early shots define the two worlds of “Shy People.” The first is circular, the second straight ahead. ), I was left gaping in sheer delight. I couldn't tell you if it was a direct-from-VHS or DVD but it was clear and crisp and magnificent. The house and its location are creepy (it also appears in Lucio Fulci's The House by the Cemetery) and the ghost of the girl gives a few chills. This Italian haunted-house outing begins with strange, paranormal emanations being picked up as radio signals by a group of Boston youths, who trace the signal to an abandoned estate. Visions of a deceased girl and her doll bring doom to the visitors of a deserted house. I'm definitely intrigued. Ghosthouse (1988) March 29, 2015 October 26, 2019 ~ monsterhunter. Kristen Fougerousse. 8/10. When I first saw HOUSE at the theaters (yes, I'm that old - now shut yer cake hole! Year: 1988 Genre: Italian Horror Director: Umberto Lenzi Original Title: La Casa 3 ... go on a camping vacation in the autumn to a random abandon house and not even have any interest whatsoever in the house in the first place? In Italy it was promoted as Evil Dead III to ride on the success of Sam Raimi’s two movies. I also think the movie soundtrack to this day seriously is one of the creepiest ever made (you can listen to it down below on Spotify) and unbelievable have now been release on vinyl now by Terror Vision. I've been out taking some much needed time off and now that I'm back, let's get this thing going full force again! The cover art made it look really gory and I just felt compulsed to by it. According to producer Joe d’Amato, the film was a commercial success mainly because of Achille Manzotti’s idea to change the title from “Ghosthouse” to “La Casa 3”. Interview with director Umberto Lenzi (in Italian with German subtitles) (9:39), Original Score Track “Nice to Meet” (3:10), Promotional Material Italy (0:27) Theatrical Trailer (2:43). SYNOPSIS: Two families go to an open house and can’t leave. Now I'm going to have to seek it out again thanks to your review, because it reminded me of all the *good* things about it... Like: doesn't someone get a flying desk fan stuck in their face?! But as it turns out, some things are impossible. Directed by Neil Jordan. Excited as a virgin on prom night, I sat my cousin down and we popped this thing into the DVD player. Ghost of Tsushima is an absolutely gorgeous open-world action/adventure with incredible combat and clever solutions to longstanding issues in the genre, despite dropping the … Soon, our hapless heroes find themselves powerless to conquer the evil of the Ghosthouse – where death holds the mortgage and if you move in… there’ll be Hell to pay! STARRING. Susan Muller. The movie is well lit and the score follows all of the action. TV-MA. While the movies have only surfaces in common — a house, supernatural goings-on, the occasional crudeness and a general goofiness to them — both are a ton of fun. I thank you in advance! He returns the smila and waves back to her. Zak Bagans, of TV's 'Ghost Adventures,' tells the story of the haunted house that messed him up. Kate Silver. Not even trying to fend of the attacker. A group of unlikely companions receive a radio call leading to a deserted house with a grisly past. When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up … CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1reuGJV Check out the official trailer for Ghosthouse. I just happened upon your blog, and instantly favorited it. The first thing I immediately noticed was the beautiful transfer. Either the film didn't well and fell into the realms of obscurity or it was promoted enough to get a proper following. MY REVIEW Ghost House is the first book that I have read by Alexandra Adornetto; but I have to say, I really do not understand why so many people give her books bad reviews. Classic Goof: When Paul comes to save Martha where Henrietta was buried… on her grave it says that she was born in 1938 and died in 1967. Review: The Haunting of Bly Manor is a perfectly splendid ghost story It's not quite as good as Hill House, but it's still entertaining—and plenty spooky. Ghosthouse (1988) – Review Posted on September 29, 2015 December 12, 2017 by Mike Brooks Many horror films of the 80s fall into the category of the “Dead Teenager” movie, where a group of young people will be stalked and killed by either a serial killer, a … 1 hr 34 min. I’ll admit that when The Charnel House first started, I wasn’t hooked. It's like a Mentos commercial: She sees him across the street and throws him a pearly white smile. Willy M. Moon. Directed by Rich Ragsdale. The house hold a secret: A little girl whose father enclosed her in the basement below for an incident of killing the family cat with a knife (!) With Scout Taylor-Compton, James Landry Hébert, Mark Boone Junior, Russell Geoffrey Banks. Unfortunately it contains several scenes with one of my biggest pep peeve in (mostly older) movies. A young couple go on an adventurous vacation to Thailand only to find themselves haunted by a malevolent spirit after naively disrespecting a Ghost House. Along the way expect severed heads, exploding light bulbs, demonic clown dolls, and creepy children. The murder is never solved and the house remains haunted to this day. Singular focus on atmosphere could lead to a rather tedious experience, as displayed by the classics “The Amityville Horror” and “The Haunting of Hill House.” REVIEW: Year: 1988 Directed by: Richard Governor ... to be a lower budget affair however the man tries his hardest to make sure that the films look the best that they can. I watched this on a fantastic mediabook blu-ray edition from the German company X-Rated. Her friend is a, The secret is then known as to how to free the house from the spirit of the dead little girl and in one whoosh of a match and a can of gas, the evil force is broken and those who remain are allowed to leave the house and lead happy, normal lives. Ron Houck. Directed by Umberto Lenzi. It tries a lot of things from being scary - jump scares - bit of bloody and what have you not it is a wreck that nontheless because it DO try so much it is a feet up snacks ready and be ready for a B-movie that`s more fun the more serious it tries to be. The house hold a secret: A little girl whose father enclosed her in the basement below for an incident of killing the family cat with a knife (!) Get Email Updates Join our mailing list to get the latest news, tour updates, releases and more. A killer comes walking against someone, holding a weapon raised, like an axe but the soon to become a victim do nothing, absolutely nothing to defend themself apart from screaming. NO TRENDS * NO PRETENTIOUSNESS * I LIKE WHAT I LIKE, Post: V/A – Jobcentre Rejects 4 – Ultra Rare FWOSHM 1978-83 (Heavy Metal) [Music/Review], Post: Venom … Live Concerts x 2 (Black Metal) [Concert VHS/DVD] > WATCH THEM HERE <. But the kids don't know that yet. Many horror films of the 80s fall into the category of the “Dead Teenager” movie, where a group of young people will be stalked and killed by either a serial killer, a supernatural force or a combination of the two. With Lara Wendel, Greg Rhodes, Mary Sellers, Ron Houck. When Henrietta is shown lying in her coffin her legs are apart, but when it cuts to a shot of Paul pouring the gasoline in her legs are crossed. That would make her 29 when she died, but as the story says she died when she was eleven. Adult words and deeds. ... to this haunted house movie from noted Italian master Humphrey Humbert. And let me tell you, the image of that bloody clown is going to stay in your head for days. 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