House (2008) movie poster

House

2008 ·1h 41m · ★ 4.5 (96)

Trying to recover from the nearly marriage-breaking stress following the death of their child, Jack and Stephanie spontaneously take off on a road trip. But when their car breaks down in a remote area, they find themselves in a horrific nightmare. Seeking shelter in a house, they soon realize that more danger lurks inside than outside in this spine-chiller based on Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti's best-seller.

Why it matters

A claustrophobic descent into grief-fueled terror where the past won’t stay buried in the walls of a remote house.

  • Rooted in classic haunted house and cabin-in-the-woods tropes but filtered through a psychological lens on trauma and loss.
  • Tense atmosphere built on isolation and creeping dread rather than cheap jump scares.
  • Fans of Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti’s novel will appreciate the adaptation’s faithfulness to the source’s spiritual horror elements.
  • Not for viewers seeking subtlety—some narrative beats and scares land heavy-handed but the emotional core grounds the supernatural chaos.
3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
14
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
Supernatural

Content Warnings

Child in Danger

Phobia triggers

Religious Imagery

TMDB Keywords

haunted house

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