Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Fear House (2008)

Famous author Samantha rents an isolated home whose basement door is boarded up.  Don't know about you, but there's no way I'd want to stay even one night in a pristine home with the basement door boarded up. It's not normal, I tell you!

Nine months later, her brother, agent, agents assistant, and the daughter of the real estate agent who showed her the place take a ride out to the home since no one has heard from her.  Why are they all in the same car?  Who the hell knows?!

Samantha's husband, who she has a restraining order against, and his new girlfriend show up at the same time as everyone else.  He needs her to sign the divorce papers because apparently he gets half her money once they're divorced.  Why did they arrive at the exact same time as everyone else?  Who the hell knows?!

After searching the house, they find Samantha hiding under a table in the dark.  She tells them they can never leave as the house can read minds and will prey on their fears.  She also spews the legend of Analise who will kill them if they try to leave.  Sounds incredibly stupid so someone leaves, and yup, they're killed by the house.

The rest of the movie is Samantha making you want to punch her stupid face, her hemophiliac brother Anthony accidentally cutting himself repeatedly, general stupidity, and everyones fears trying to kill them.

A major error in continuity occurs when Samantha states the abusive Reverend of legend is their great grandfather, but when they show the family tree, she and her brother aren't on the same branch.  Oops!

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