The Houses October Built

The Houses October Built
Directed by Bobby Roe
Produced by Zack Andrews
Steven Schneider
Written by Zack Andrews
Bobby Roe
Jason Zada
Story by Bobby Roe
Zack Andrews
Jeff Larson
Starring Brandy Schaefer
Zack Andrews
Bobby Roe
Mikey Roe
Jeff Larson
Music by Mark Binder
Cinematography Andrew Strahorn
Edited by Jeff Hall
Cesar Martinez
Production
company
Room 101
Foreboding Films
Distributed by Image Entertainment
RLJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Houses October Built is a 2014 American found footage horror film and the directorial debut of Bobby Roe, who also starred in the movie. It was produced by Zack Andrews (who also starred) and Steven Schneider, whose hits include Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Devil Inside and M. Night Shyamalan's The Visit.[1] The film was given a limited theatrical release on October 10, 2014 and was released to home video on January 6, 2015.[2][3] Filming partially took place at several haunted house attractions,[4] which Roe would later include in a list of "America's Scariest Haunted Houses" that he released as marketing material for the film.[5]

Story

A group of friends go out to visit some of the scariest and extreme Haunted Houses in America. Through their travels they continue their search for the most extreme entertainment they can find, little do they know that their travels are being monitored and in the end how far and extreme are they looking for and what is the cost of their appetite for entertainment.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for The Houses October Built has been mixed and the film currently holds a rating of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, [6] Much of the film's praise centered upon its cast and characters,[7] and Dread Central wrote that "The film’s characters are ridiculously natural, and their relationships and reactions are both fun and frightening."[8] The Los Angeles Times said, "The Houses October Built proves one of the more successful attempts at the found-footage horror flick."[9] The idea of going to Halloween haunted houses is looked at as original and Matt Donato remarked, "Despite sitting through an endless parade of found footage stinkers, every so often there's a movie like The Houses October Built that proves that the subgenre is far from dead."[10] Criticism typically centered upon the film's pacing and what the critics saw as an overly predictable storyline,[11][12][13] and Shock Till You Drop stated that "It’s unfortunate that the documentary aspect of this film wasn’t pursued more, because it certainly would have stood out against the modern day repetitive slasher that’s recycled every Halloween season. The Houses October Built offered a few uneasy moments and temporarily tackled some tough subjects about the operation of haunted houses, but ultimately failed to answer any of the questions it asked, or commit to one style of filmmaking."[14] The UK premiere was held at The Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 27, 2015.[15]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Wolfe, Clarke. "INTERVIEW: THE TEAM BEHIND HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT". Nerdist. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Enter 'The Houses October Built' In January". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Miller, Ryan. "First trailer for Bobby Roe's The Houses October Built". JoBlo. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Chuck. "Found-Footage Horror Flick The Houses October Built Showcases Real Haunted Houses". Village Voice. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mack, Andrew. "Check Out America's Scariest Haunts, Thanks To THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT". Twitch Film. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ Donato, Matt. "The Houses October Built Review". We Got This Covered. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Barton, Steve. "Houses October Built, The (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-houses-october-built-review-20141010-story.html
  10. ↑ http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/the-houses-october-built-review/
  11. ↑ GENZLINGER, NEIL. "A horror tale with roots in Plano, 'The Houses October Built' takes awhile to get scary (C-)". Dallas News. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Harvey, Dennis. "Film Review: 'The Houses October Built'". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ Gingold, Michael. ""THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT" (Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ Corrigan, Kalyn. "Review: The Houses October Built Can't Decide Which Movie It Wants To Be". STYD. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The EIFF Programme". EIFF. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Awards". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Awards". Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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