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Watch: Go BTS on Eli Roth's Spooky 'The House with a Clock in Its Walls'

Universal Studios presents an early Halloween fright flick for the family. There are few predicaments that sound more stress-inducing than living in a house with a clock in its walls (and you thought the sounds of the beating Tell-Tale Heart were loud) and quite a boisterous one it is in Eli Roth's film adaptation of John Bellairs's 1973 novel, The House with a Clock in Its Walls. A children's horror fantasy that focuses on a young boy (Owen Vaccaro) who, after his parents pass away, moves in with his warlock Uncle (Jack Black) of whom the titular house is occupied by, the film is both appropriate for children and creepy enough for adults. Make no mistake: while the film is light on gross-out gore, there are a few jump scares—that devil-faced cuckoo clock!— and nasty hand-slicings and horrific, palm-licking demons to keep adults happy. Director Roth, known for his stomach-churning torture porn escapades, pulls back a bit on the brutality here while maintaining a welcomed sense of eerie unease. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 21 September, 2018

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