House of the Devil

 

The House of the Devil 2009

• Director: Ti West
• Based on the book by Scott Spencer
• Cast: Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Werwig, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Jocelin Donahue – Doctor Sleep, He’s Just Not That Into You
• Tom Noonan – Wonderstruck, The Leftovers, The Pledge, The Astronaut’s Wife, The X Files, Heat, Mystery Train
• Mary Woronov – Rock’n’Roll High School
• Dee Wallace – ET and probably others
• Why? Good reviews
• Seen: 11 November 2023                 

             College student Sarah (Donahue) needs the money so she takes an unusual babysitting job in a Gothic mansion far from town. As you can see in the title, that‘s a big mistake.

       Standard stuff, not scary. It gets 1* because some of the visuals are good, another because Sarah is clad in jeans, a plaid shirt and sturdy trainers (most of the time) instead of the usual flimsy see-through white nightgown.

       But really, don’t bother.

 2* of 5