I watched this on a fantastic mediabook blu-ray edition from the German company X-Rated. is left to die along with her father and mother who are killed by an unseen force by axe and knife, respectively. There are films that somehow have slipped under the radar of the avid 80's collector and they sometimes do for many reasons. In this case, For starters, this film was helmed by none other than Umberto Lenzi. Unfortunately it contains several scenes with one of my biggest pep peeve in (mostly older) movies. 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 first thing I immediately noticed was the beautiful transfer. Borrowing VERY heavily from SUPERSTITION and even THE SHINING, GHOSTHOUSE is long on style and gore, low on plot and character development. 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. TV-MA. I’ll admit that when The Charnel House first started, I wasn’t hooked. If you chose to help out, click the donate button for a $5 donation, or send as a gift through Paypal ([email protected]) the amount you're comfortable with. THE GHOST WRITER. Mystery. Directed by Rich Ragsdale. S usan Hill’s Ghost Story (Channel 5) was initially called The Small Hand, and based on her 2010 novel of the same name. With Lara Wendel, Greg Rhodes, Mary Sellers, Ron Houck. Either the film didn't well and fell into the realms of obscurity or it was promoted enough to get a proper following. 8/10. Visions of a deceased girl and her doll bring doom to the visitors of a deserted house. 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. 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? Quota Quickie - Movie Reviews 2020.09.01. Kristen Fougerousse. The movie is well lit and the score follows all of the action. STARRING. 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?! Ghost Town is a delightful creepy B movie. I couldn't tell you if it was a direct-from-VHS or DVD but it was clear and crisp and magnificent. It was filmed in the US, mainly in Boston and around the Massachusetts area. Not even trying to fend of the attacker. It involves the hero discovering information by being nosy. I think this movie works better on a VHS. Donald O'Brien. 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 … Adult words and deeds. 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. “The Ghost Writer” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). I thank you in advance! The man behind legendary movies such as Cannibal Ferox, Nightmare Beach and Roma a mano armata. ... to this haunted house movie from noted Italian master Humphrey Humbert. ), I was left gaping in sheer delight. REVIEW: Orchestrating an effective haunted house movie is a tricky egg to crack. It kind of needs that gritty feeling. I'm definitely intrigued. 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.) ... to this haunted house movie from noted Italian master Humphrey Humbert. Please Support This Blog by Sharing This Review. 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 … 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? There was something a bit too low-budget about the acting, and I was getting ready for a pretty mediocre experience. Ghost House movie reviews & Metacritic score: A young American couple, lost in the Thai countryside, find themselves haunted by an evil spirit. 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. 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. Susan Muller. 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. 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 … 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. Directed by Umberto Lenzi. Ghost is melodramatic and spiritually simplistic, but the combination of comedy, thrills, and mushy romance will be irresistible to some. Umberto Lenzi. Little or no dialogue is used. Opens on Friday in New York and Los Angeles. Ghosthouse (Horror) 1988 [Movie/Review] by nonserviam218 on December 26, 2020 December 26, 2020. 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. Con Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Gabriel … DIRECTOR. 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 … 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. Shhh! COMPANY; About Us; Either way, it’s a very cool twist. Ron Houck. It's like a Mentos commercial: She sees him across the street and throws him a pearly white smile. That would make her 29 when she died, but as the story says she died when she was eleven. The cover art made it look really gory and I just felt compulsed to by it. I have probably seen this about 20 times and now the last time on a remastered blu-ray edition. 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 (1988) A strange horror film, poorly done at times but quite inventive. 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. 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 Charnel House took us by surprise.It has an original story and some truly stellar acting! It sounds like a good "B" film. 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." Along the way expect severed heads, exploding light bulbs, demonic clown dolls, and creepy children. Ghost Movie 2 - Questa volta è guerra (A Haunted House 2) - Un film di Michael Tiddes. Kate Silver. 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. is left to die along with her father and mother who are killed by an unseen force by axe and knife, respectively. 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. Ghosthouse is not a good movie but boring is the last it is. 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. • Ghost 7" vinyl adapter. CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1reuGJV Check out the official trailer for Ghosthouse. You'll be the first to know. 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 (!) Half-heard words float on the air. Once the carnage picks up, the movie becomes a lot of fun and you quickly realize it was worth the ride. Two great early shots define the two worlds of “Shy People.” The first is circular, the second straight ahead. While it doesn't explain why bad things happen to good people, it tries to reassure us that good people can find divine justice. With Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Donal McCann. The signal came from the house of the killings 20 years prior. The murder is never solved and the house … To hear your trials to get it on VHS made me feel a little guilty since I picked it up with ease for $3. A group of unlikely companions receive a radio call leading to a deserted house with a grisly past. 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. Un lungo one man show con diverse comparse, gag tirate troppo per le lunghe, improvvisate senza un freno. The film’s opening shot circles at a vertiginous height above Manhattan, showing the canyons of skyscrapers with people scurrying below like ants. is left to die along with her father and mother who are killed by an unseen force by axe and knife, respectively. 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 (!) Excited as a virgin on prom night, I sat my cousin down and we popped this thing into the DVD player. I'm sure you'll be thinking of the picture at the top of this posting and thinking. The murder is never solved and the house remains haunted to this day. SHOP MERCH . 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. The sound was just as great. But the kids don't know that yet. In Italy it was promoted as Evil Dead III to ride on the success of Sam Raimi’s two movies. And let me tell you, the image of that bloody clown is going to stay in your head for days. 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! 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. Horror. 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. 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. * indicates required. I used to own this but, damn, I think I traded it already! I found it because I was doing a search of this film in particular because I found it at a used bookstore (I live in Mesa, Arizona) for $3 on VHS. OUT NOW. 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. 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. He returns the smila and waves back to her. Visions of a deceased girl and her doll bring doom to the visitors of a deserted house. Willy M. Moon. Clockwise from top left: Emma Louise Webb, Caroline Ward, Haley Bishop, Radina Drandova and … 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”. With Scout Taylor-Compton, James Landry Hébert, Mark Boone Junior, Russell Geoffrey Banks. All original content and reviews (c) Kris Davies 2020. He and his girlfriend follow the signal to a remote house in the woods where several squatters have taken up residence. 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. SYNOPSIS: Two families go to an open house and can’t leave. Lara Wendel. There's also a fantastic mom-and-pop "King Video" I still rent horror VHS from.Anywho, sorry for the longwinded. 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. 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. Directed by Neil Jordan. I am so sorry that I haven't posted anything new. 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. 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. 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. Ghosthouse (1988) March 29, 2015 October 26, 2019 ~ monsterhunter. Mary Sellers. 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. 3.5/5. 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 just happened upon your blog, and instantly favorited it. Greg Rhodes. 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.” It’s made by Umberto Lenzi, one of my favorite Italian director. 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. 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. 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. Martin Jay. 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. The murder is never solved and the house … Thriller. 1 hr 34 min. 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. Predictable, overbearing, and generic, Ghost House is a film that is lacking in all the essential ingredients that make up a great horror. 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. READ MY SHORT REVIEWS ON LETTERBOXD HERE! In this horror movie, an angry ghost rages on a Zoom call, and speaks to a moment of uncertainty. 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. And In Ghost House Inn was one such movie for me. Ghosthouse (1988) – Review. Most of what the hero sees is in long shot, and we can sometimes not quite make out all of the details. When I first saw HOUSE at the theaters (yes, I'm that old - now shut yer cake hole! Year: 1988Genre: Italian HorrorDirector: Umberto LenziOriginal Title: La Casa 3Source: Blu-Ray (X-Rated). “La Casa 1” and “La Casa 2” being the Italian titles for Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) and Evil Dead II (1987). Email Address * First Name . Get Email Updates Join our mailing list to get the latest news, tour updates, releases and more. Once they finally get to the ghost house, they meet some teens there, and agree to investigate the strange mansion that night. 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. 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 <. Zak Bagans, of TV's 'Ghost Adventures,' tells the story of the haunted house that messed him up. Yes, as in, Sidebar: Just before Christmas, I wandered into the local Fresno Best Buy and came across. Along the way they meet a prankster hitch-hiker, and a crazy old man (who looks like an anorexic Harvey Keitel). I just loooooove this movie, it’s awesome, but don’t get me wrong it’s trash … wonderful, fantastic trash. 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). 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 … Ghosthouse (1988) March 29, 2015 October 26, 2019 ~ monsterhunter. But as it turns out, some things are impossible. 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. Great article and blog, happy to be a fan! 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