8 horror movies about damn houses that will scare the hell out

8. I'm the darling living in the house

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

• Canada, 2016.
• Horror, thriller, drama, detective.
• Duration: 89 minutes.
• IMDb: 4.6.

A young nurse, Lily, is hired as a nurse for an elderly writer Iris, who has made a name for herself on scary detective stories. She stubbornly calls the girl Polly - just like the heroine of one of her novels. Lily, left on her own in a big house, decides to read the work, despite the fact that she cannot stand horror.

Oz Perkins, son of Anthony Perkins, who played Norman Bates in the famous "Psycho”Started his career as an actor. But he did not advance beyond episodic roles and decided to become a director. Now he has three horror films on his account, in each of which he tries to rethink his difficult life experience: Oz lost his parents early.

The works of Perkins Jr. are melancholy, create a sense of isolation and discomfort. Perhaps this explains the low viewership rating of his paintings: there is a lot of atmosphere in them, but the action, as a rule, is very small.

7. We are still here

We Are Still Here

• USA, 2014.
• Horror, detective.
• Duration: 84 minutes.
• IMDb: 5.7.

After the death of their only son, the elderly spouses Anna and Paul Satchetti decide to start everything from scratch and move to an old house. Soon, the heroine begins to feel someone's invisible presence. At first it seems to her that it is the ghost of her child who is trying to get in touch with her. Only now the unknown entity, as it turns out later, has little to do with the deceased boyfriend.

The debut work of Ted Geagan is stylized in the slow horror movies of the 70s, and the plot is inspired by the famous "House on the edge of a cemetery" by Lucio Fulci and novels Stephen King. If you are a connoisseur of horror classics and appreciate skillful imitation of retro, you will definitely enjoy the film. But if you watch the tape like a regular horror movie, there is a great risk of disappointment.

6. Pact

The pact

• USA, 2011.
• Horror, thriller, detective.
• Duration: 89 minutes.
• IMDb: 5.8.

Nicole returns to her mother's house to arrange her funeral. The sister of the heroine, Annie, does not want to attend the event due to unpleasant memories associated with their childhood. In the morning, she still arrives and discovers that Nicole has disappeared without a trace, and terrible and mysterious things are happening in the house.

Director and screenwriter Nicholas McCarthy directed his debut film based on his own short film. Moreover, in this work, a slasher and a classic plot about a haunted house are very interestingly combined.

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5. Cursed house

The Witch in the Window

• USA, 2018.
• Drama, horror.
• Duration: 77 minutes.
• IMDb: 5.8.

Simon and his twelve-year-old son Finn move to Vermont to tidy up an old and eerie country house. While doing repairs, they begin to notice strange things. It is soon revealed that the house used to belong to a dangerous witch.

Author's horror Andy Mitton has a deep psychological connotation. Indeed, behind the plot about the fight against an evil spirit, in fact, there are such themes as fear of loss, difficult experiences after a divorce and loneliness.

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4. Amityville Horror

The amityville horror

• USA, 2005.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.0.

Spouses George and Katie Lutz with three children are buying a great house for a bargain. However, it was not without reason that he was given away cheaply: once a whole family was killed inside. And soon the heroes begin to notice that strange things are happening in the house.

The first film with this name was released in 1979. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jay Anson, allegedly based on real events. But after so many years, it is already difficult to figure out where in this story is truth, and where is fiction.

Now the picture is already quite outdated, so you can start right away with a remake with Ryan Reynolds starring. Both the old and the new version have spawned many sequels and sequels, and now the Amityville franchise has more than a dozen films. But there are very few successful ones among them.

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3. Crimson Peak

Crimson peak

• USA, Canada, 2015.
• Horror, fantasy, thriller, drama, melodrama, detective.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.5.

The daughter of an American businessman, Edith Cushing, is marrying the sophisticated English aristocrat Thomas Sharpe. He takes the heroine to his ancestral mansion, where she lives with her sister Lucille. But the walls of their family estate keep a nightmarish secret.

Key role in creating a gothic atmosphere horror Guillermo del Toro belongs to a gloomy Victorian estate. This is practically a living organism, the roof of which is constantly leaking, and creepy ghosts walk through the halls.

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2. Other

The Others

• Spain, USA, France, Italy, UK, 2001.
• Horror, thriller, detective.
• Duration: 101 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.6.

While her husband fights to the front, Grace Stewart takes care of her daughter and son, who cannot stand sunlight. One day all the servants suddenly disappear from the house. After that, children begin to see ghosts in the house, and their mother slowly goes crazy.

The mansion in the mystical thriller Alejandro Amenabar is no less an important participant in the events than the heroes themselves. The dark beauty of its rooms and corridors is capable of hypnotize even the most sophisticated viewer.

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1. Innocent

The innocents

• Great Britain, 1961.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.8.

Unmarried Miss Giddens, the pastor's daughter, hires to look after her nephews rich London dandy. The orphaned brother and sister happily greet the new governess. However, the heroine soon begins to suspect that something is wrong in the house. The fact is that she sees the ghosts of the previous nanny and the master's servant, who died a year ago.

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James has been filmed many times. Among the most recent adaptations are the Bly Manor Haunting series and Floria Sigismondi's recent film The Nanny. But the 1961 version of Jack Clayton, in which the legendary Truman Capote had a hand in the script, has not yet been surpassed by anyone.

By the way, almost all modern films about ghosts are based on the classic images from "Innocents", and the picture itself is still capable of scaring, even if you know the main intrigue.