If you haven’t had your fill of
found-footage horror films yet – (and that can only be the case if you’ve only
seen two or three), The Houses October
Built is worth seeing because of its interesting premise and effective
scares. As you might imagine, the scares
are about as cheap as they come, but a jump is a jump, and if that’s what you
like, this movie shouldn’t disappoint. A
group of friends obsessed with Halloween season spook houses head off in a camper
on a tour of the best they can find, always eager for the most extreme thrill
possible. It isn’t long before they get
a lead on one traveling “haunt” that is supposed to be the most intense of them
all. It isn’t long before the gang
becomes aware that someone is following them and toying with them, most likely
the crew of this haunt they’ve been looking for. I enjoyed the film throughout, but I was
frequently distracted by the thoughtless implausibility of so many cameras that
just happen to be mounted everywhere where characters might go. Where except for realty TV shows and found
footage horror films do you ever see such set-ups? It just seems like a pointless source of
frustration in a movie that has a lot going for it without that worn-out
gimmick. I did admire the fact that the film
doesn’t degenerate into a cliché-ridden cop-out in its final moments. It follows its theme of thrill-seeking to its
logical conclusion.
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