House (1977)
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“Too absurd to be genuinely terrifying, yet too nightmarish to be merely comic, “House” seems like it was beamed to Earth from another planet.” – Philadelphia Inquirer
How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, House might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it’s one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years.
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Our special event poster for the screening is by Matt McGinnis. This event poster will be on sale before and after the show in the lobby. Price: $10.00. Size 11″ X 17″.
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- Genre Horror
- Director Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
- Released 1977
- Runtime 1h 28m
- Rated Not Rated
- Studio Janus Films
- CountryJapan
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