Sentences with phrase «haunted house movies»

As a kid, seeing haunted house movies or the haunted house episodes of television series was a treat, and still is.

The mother of all haunted house movies.

Haunted house movies are a dime a dozen; so are paranormal movies ostensibly «based on real events.»

13 GHOSTS (Grade: D): Producers Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver's second recent attempt to remake one of»50s director William Castle's low - budget haunted house movies — after 1999's disastrous «The House on Haunted Hill» — is another overblown, suspenseless misfire.

As displayed in his respectable debut, «Lights Out,» Swedish filmmaker Sandberg appreciates the subtleties of haunted house movies: hearing faraway footsteps, glimpsing movement in the shadows, finding clues that everything is not as it seems.

First - time feature writer / director Todd Lincoln manages to establish a gripping atmosphere derivative of other haunted house movies.

It's hard to separate a sequel from its original counterpart, especially with a movie like The Conjuring, which is quite simply one of the very best haunted house movies ever — not only that, but it pretty much set the bar for all future films of its ilk; that's a hell of an accomplishment, to say the -LSB-...]

I guess I have a weakness for ghosts and haunted houses, but this movie blew me away when I saw it and it is still one of my favorite haunted house movies of all time.

There have been dozens of haunted house movies released, though not all of them have been scary or even entertaining.

It's hard to separate a sequel from its original counterpart, especially with a movie like The Conjuring, which is quite simply one of the very best haunted house movies ever — not only that, but it pretty much set the bar for all future films of its ilk; that's a hell of an accomplishment, to say the least.

I love Haunted House movies, and I've always wanted to see one produced to the nines and with all the stops pulled out.

But the Jan De Bont version is, far and away, one of the worst haunted house movies ever made.

I thought haunted house movies were gone and forgotten, but here's «The Haunting», sort of a revival of the genre.

[the house's] structure reflects that of the film - a creaky accumulation of tropes from all manner of haunted house movies, stitched together into an impressive if ungainly edifice.

He has crafted some of the best haunted house movies based off of PG - 13 rating and showed what he could do with an R - rating.

Harry, I saw this movie on Monday evening and what struck me most, and what I'm surprised you barely mention, is that for a haunted house movie this movie is JUST NOT SCARY!

There hasn't been a good, old - fashioned haunted house movie in a while.

Boone has teased that New Mutants is a horror film, and Fox studio exec Stacey Snider compared the X-Men spinoff to «a haunted house movie.»

And indeed, Del Toro just yesterday signed to direct the haunted house movie «Crimson Peak,» confirming it will be his next feature film with a January 2014 start being eyed.

«Insidious» is an affectionate visit to the Haunted House Movie, a genre that seems classic in contrast to Queasy - Cam gorefests.

Though Get Out was marketed as a haunted house movie, director Jordan Peele promoted it as a «social thriller».

Originally labelled a haunted house movie set in space, it created a whole new sub-genre of science fiction horror, kickstarted the careers of Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver, and introducing mainstream audiences to the fantastical works of the late surrealist sculptor and painter, HR Giger.

The first one (released in 2012) was a solid haunted house movie and a perfect vehicle for its leading man, Daniel Radcliffe.

Featuring a rare bad performance from Jennifer Jason Leigh, Amityville: The Awakening can't decide whether it wants to be an earnest - but - clichéd haunted house movie or a Scream - style meta dissection of same and doesn't seem to particularly give a shit about either one of its competing storylines.

Remaking hit Japanese horror movies (a la «The Ring») is Hollywood's latest plan to rake in big bucks without actually having to be creative or original — and while «The Grudge» is nothing more than a cultural twist on the standard - issue haunted house movie, I will give credit to director Takashi Shimizu (remaking his own film «Ju - On») for giving me goosebumps.

Standard marital troubles between Lawrence and Bardem's characters pair with a bevy of apparent haunted house movie clichés.

At its best, the film functions as a Hitchcockian haunted house movie with a palpable air of mystery, intrigue, elegant set pieces and offers up exquisite period details.

Not only does it feature a kicks cast — Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam and Jim Beaver — but it looks like it could be the haunted house movie we've been dreaming about for years (why is it so hard?).

Maureen is also a spiritual medium trying to make contact with her recently deceased twin brother in the parts of the film that resemble a haunted house movie.

is something like a home invasion thriller or a haunted house movie (or maybe both?).

Gil Keenan's Poltergeist remake has had an uphill battle since it was first announced, mostly because Tobe Hooper's 1982 classic of the same name is as close to perfect as a haunted house movie can get — there's virtually nothing, aside from some special effects, that would benefit from a remake.

So, it's admirable that Co - writer / Director Armand Weston would shun the trend and make an old - fashioned haunted house movie.

Abattoir, his latest, may at heart be a haunted house movie, but it also disassembles and reconstructs that sub-genre with reflexive relish, and refurnishes those well - trodden hallways and basements with genuine invention.

A Ghost Story By Imogen Sara Smith Time is malleable and love is a mystery in David Lowery's entrancing twist on the haunted house movie

A Ghost Story David Lowery's tone poem about grief and time is the most unusual haunted house movie ever.

By design, it's a psychological thriller masquerading as a haunted house movie, and Flanagan wisely avoids cheap jump scares in favor of letting the dread develop naturally.

A very creepy haunted house movie with some mediocre acting, cheap special effects and some rather confusing, if silly, plot twists at the end.

Housebound introduces a simple yet kind of ingenious twist to the standard haunted house movie: What if you couldn't leave a house you know is haunted?

The horror genre isn't dead but, like a paranormal investigator in a haunted house movie, you've got to know where to look and what to look for.

Not exact matches

Also, I hate scary things — not silly «scary» things like Eyeball Cupcakes, but seriously scary things like horror movies and haunted houses.

And then, like an idiot in a horror movie who runs back into the haunted house and bravely gets murdered, HE RETURNED.

They showed her horror movies, walked her through haunted houses and exposed her to all kinds of other situations that the average person would consider frightening.

I don't know if I can do a scary movie again (saw Don't Breathe and that was too much for me) or a haunted house, but those sound like perfect bucket list items!

Haunted houses, movies, my weave blowing off into the wind, you name it.

I've always hated horror movies, avoid haunted houses like the plague, and derive no pleasure from being scared out of my whits.

From haunted houses to scary movies to creepy costume parties, we are ALL about them in this household.

Burn these places into your brain as bad date spots and never, ever make the mistake of taking a woman to any of these places on a first date: X-rated movies, an overnight trip, your mother's house, any place where there is even a 1 percent chance you will run into your ex, a haunted house, a keg party, a strip club or another country.

Find an event like a haunted house, ghost tour, scary movie sessions, and, of course, a Halloween party (which means sexy costumes).

As they begin to convert their modest Long Island home into a white statue - laden mansion, the first order of business is to construct a haunted house for Halloween to impress their working - class neighbors, who are portrayed by movie stars and comedians in cameo roles.

Since nobody had yet made a movie about a serious scientific investigation of a haunted house, Markway's experiment was taken at face value.