The Houses October Built

2014
5.2| 1h31m| en| More Info
Released: 10 October 2014 Released
Producted By: Room 101
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Beneath the fake blood and cheap masks of countless haunted house attractions across the country, there are whispers of truly terrifying alternatives. Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them…

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Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece
ShangLuda Admirable film.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
reaseltbim This movie was recommended by one of my favorite youtuber reviewers but I really really regret watching this and wish I never bothered. I got annoyed by it. the movie is not even really a movie, it feels like a reality tv documentary but with a lot of stuff missing. they go from place to place but nothing really flows or makes sense. the characters interview people and i was actually much more interesting and i was more engaged in the interviews to the people and their haunts that i was in watching the "plot" of this movieI kinda wish this was just a regular documentary on haunted houses. because at least that would have been interesting.
trashgang Something done in the US around Halloween at-re the visit to ghost houses. A thing that they are starting to do around Halloween in Europe nowadays. But the tradition lays in the US so some won't understand this flick. But if you just tries it actually delivers some creepy moments. As a found footage it delivers the moments were they do visit a lot of those houses with people running around in masks. And let it happen here that some masks do follow the five friends until they go into the wrong house. From there on this flicks is build on masks and atmosphere and the young doll will give you the heebie jeebies.Some will turn this kind of horrors off others will love it due the creepiness. Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2,5/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5
johnbkaramazov Five hard drinking friends go on a booze-fuelled roadtrip looking for the most extreme haunted house experience America's backcountry has to offer. It's actually a fantastic premise as the film-makers are able to play with loads of creepy imagery, ratcheting up the tension without shooting their bolt too soon. The assumption is that none of it is real, but underlying these visits is the tension that... what if they aren't? For a low-budget film the acting and the script is really good. Found footage always benefits from believable characters exchanging natural dialogue, which is what you get here without a doubt. Some of the back and forth is actually pretty funny and at times I found myself chuckling along; which I think is a good thing in a horror film as it builds a rapport between the viewer and characters, which draws you into their world. It's a pretty slow film all told and the last act spoiled the build up for me, leaving me rather unsatisfied. Was I sad I watched it though? Hell no! This film is all about the tension and the imagery. The uncertainty, the questioning of what's real and what isn't. It isn't perfect, but with a few simple tweaks and a better ending, it could have been. If you like horror and you like found footage, this film will totally entertain you. If you liked the trailer and you're sitting on the fence, get off that fence and stick it on. It gets more right than wrong, some of the scenes are so downright creepy they'll be knocking around in my psyche for some time to come.
Izzy I was excited going into this film, as I had only heard about the plot and it sounded interesting, like something that would get me excited for the Halloween season, and while it did that, it left a lot to be desired. I feel bad for over-analyzing this film when I saw it, because horror movies will have more flaws than other genres, especially 'found footage' style horror films. The plot is simple; A group of friends go on a road trip in search of the most extreme haunt attraction. They soon find what they were looking for, and things get dark fast. It was an interesting story, but unfortunately the sloppy writing made the film laughable. The acting is okay, but the characters are very cliché and impossible to relate to. The film didn't really establish personalities for any of them, they were pretty much all the same person. I need to feel for characters in horror movies, because it's more effective when bad things happen to them that way. But in this film, I didn't feel anything when the time came. In all honesty, this film was a big advertisement for participating haunt attractions that were featured. The "Blue Skull" thing however, does not exist. (to my knowledge) In the end, it's a fun film and it got me excited for the haunt season. I gave it a four out of IMDb's ten stars. It's a fun film to just have on while you're doing something else, or just to watch with friends. But if you're looking for a scary movie, this is not the way to go.