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House of Bad

USA 2012
produced by
Scott Frazelle, Dorota Skrzypek, Jim Towns, Keith Thompson for The Adventures of Hannah, Shadow Camera Films
directed by Jim Towns
starring Heather L. Tyler, Sadie Katz, Cheryl Sands, Lisamarie Costabile, Jim Falkenstein, Julia Putnam, Madison Wenn, Clint Jung
written by Jim Towns, Scott Frazelle, music by Terry Huud, special effects by Anthony Eikner

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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Teig (Heather L.Tyler), Sirah (Sadie Katz) and their half-sister Lily (Cheryl Sands) plan to leave their pasts as an ex-convict, a prostitute and a junkie (respectively) behind and start a new life thanks to a stash of drugs they have stolen from Sirah's boyfriend/pimp Tommy (Clint Jung). Their plan: They hide out in the remote and long abandoned house of Teig and Sirah's girlfriend until the smoke blows over and nobody comes looking for them anymore, then Teig contacts her contacts and they sell the stuff for a fortune. Great idea ... in theory. Actually though, there's a whole host of problems: Teig doesn't like Lily, believing she has taken away her father (even though daddy was an abusive asshole), Lily is on cold turkey all too soon and on one occasion actually has to be tied to her bed, Teig and Sirah have nothing but bad memories of the house they are now forced to stay in, and in a weak moment, Sirah texts Tommy and unintentionally lets him in on where they are - and when Tommy comes by, he is not exactly in a good mood. Somehow, the three sisters manage to kill Tommy, but that doesn't exactly improve their mood and doesn't sit well especially with Teig.

However, what makes the situation even worse: The house they're in is actually haunted, haunted by the ghosts of mom and dad, and they're adamant to battle out their final fight via their children as they have a score to settle since dad has caused mom to miscarry ...

Well, let's just say it doesn't end too happily for anyone.

 

House of Bad is a pretty impressive piece of low budget genre cinema, mainly because of a clever build-up that always gives away just enough of the story to spark interest, because of entirely believably and interesting characters, because it makes the most of its very limited sets (most of the film actually takes place inside the house), and because it never tries to gloss over things with flashy camerawork or fancy special effects, instead builds the story on old-fashioned tension and suspense - that comes to a head in the movie's breathtaking finale. Add to this a competent cast, who all also look their roles, and you've got a pretty good movie.

Recommended, actually?

 

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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