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The House of the Devil

2009 ·1h 35m · ★ 6.3 (834)

A young college student who’s struggling financially takes a strange babysitting job which coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.

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Director

Ti West Ti West
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
80
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
Discover with this DNA
CultOccultRitualWitchcraft

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

1980sceremonyeclipsegravestonehuman sacrificepay phonepentagrampizzasatanic ritual

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