If you can't stand the heat...don't go in the house! Video nasty is not as trashy as you would expect, though not quite a great movie, either. I suspect I saw an edited version, as the violence was pretty tame. The end was suitably creepy, however.
Terrible film saved only by the fact of its utterly daft ending :joy:
Review by GreeneidalVIP 9BlockedParent2022-02-18T09:28:04Z
This is part of my 2022 HORROR Fridays
Don't Go in the House is more disturbing than scary. It has a certain creepy atmosphere that is always there, but intensifies as the main character looses more and more of his mind. It's got little of the nastiness you would expect from a film that ended up on as one of the Video Nasties, but it's quite interesting nonetheless.
Many people says that the acting is bad in Don't Go in the House. I beg to differ. I think Dan Grimaldi knew what he was doing. The way he was moving and the way he was talking reminded me of how people with severe psychological trauma moves and behaves. The only real bad acting I could see, was the priest.
The story has obviously been influenced by Psycho, but it can still stand on its own. It has a bit of weird pacing, but that only intensifies the discomfort of some of the scenes.
The sound and soundtrack is good. The disco soundtrack, weirdly enough, really suits it, and the sound, especially the fire, was very well done.
Don't Go in the House is probably not for everyone, but I suspect you won't be seeking it out unless you know a little about it, and want to see it.
I watched this on the new Arrow release, and it looked brilliant. Great restoration, and great extras. Well worth the money.