Seriously does she need a mirror to read on the walls? My head just exploded
432 Reviews
You'll be screaming...
danwilberforce28 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
...but not out of fear, just at the stupid characters.
Not a bad film overall, it kept me entertained, but please stop with the idiotic characters who after knocking the bad guy to the floor try to run away instead of finishing the job! And the other typical idiot move "Hey I just killed a bad guy, go me, (looks at weapon) not gonna need this anymore", next room, "oh no another bad guy, if only I had a weapon to use against them!"
Not a bad film overall, it kept me entertained, but please stop with the idiotic characters who after knocking the bad guy to the floor try to run away instead of finishing the job! And the other typical idiot move "Hey I just killed a bad guy, go me, (looks at weapon) not gonna need this anymore", next room, "oh no another bad guy, if only I had a weapon to use against them!"
Brutal.
Sleepin_Dragon6 November 2020
There have been multiple films in this genre, and as each year passes, they seem to get more and more lame, I didn't expect much.
What a surprise Haunt was, genuinely unnerving in parts, lots.of scares, plenty of surprises. Best part for me has to be where there is a realisation by the group of thrill seekers what exactly is going on in that house.
I really liked the start, it gives you a flavour of the tone, I thought the ending could have perhaps been a little better.
Overall, way better than it should have been. 7/10.
What a surprise Haunt was, genuinely unnerving in parts, lots.of scares, plenty of surprises. Best part for me has to be where there is a realisation by the group of thrill seekers what exactly is going on in that house.
I really liked the start, it gives you a flavour of the tone, I thought the ending could have perhaps been a little better.
Overall, way better than it should have been. 7/10.
It kept me on edge.
b0r3dg1rl13 May 2020
I feel like a 6 is fair for this one. Don't get the 10 and 1 star reviews.
This movie is not deep and doesn't invest you in a backstory for the villains. I would like to know more about them.
Of course some parts seemed illogical i.e. why is this group of kids (or rather a couple of them) better equipped to fight than a bunch of bad guys who set up this intricate house full of traps and mazes. The bad guys truly sucked at fighting.
If I think too deeply about it, I could see why it gets a lower rating from many but I know better than to take a serial killer haunted house themed movie too seriously.
I jumped once towards the end and was in suspense the rest of the time. So all in all, worth a watch, especially alone at night.
This movie is not deep and doesn't invest you in a backstory for the villains. I would like to know more about them.
Of course some parts seemed illogical i.e. why is this group of kids (or rather a couple of them) better equipped to fight than a bunch of bad guys who set up this intricate house full of traps and mazes. The bad guys truly sucked at fighting.
If I think too deeply about it, I could see why it gets a lower rating from many but I know better than to take a serial killer haunted house themed movie too seriously.
I jumped once towards the end and was in suspense the rest of the time. So all in all, worth a watch, especially alone at night.
The Haunts Are Real!
traciecavill12 November 2019
Thematically similar to last year's Hell Fest, Haunt deals with similar territory, but it's different enough to not feel like you'd be wasting your time if you'd already seen the other film.
A battered young woman escapes from a Halloween evening with her abusive boyfriend and goes to hang out with her fun loving friends. They pick up some guys and drive around, wondering what to do next. They encounter a quaint haunted house attraction deep in the woods and decide that this should be how they spend their Halloween night. Since this this is a horror film, you can already guess that the performers inside might have more sinister and deadly motives than just supplying a good scare or two.
Haunt is a fairly simplistic movie, but the performances are mostly above average for a film of this sort and it's refreshing to see horror film characters do the right thing on multiple occasions. I can't say it's a tremendous, original take on the slasher genre, but it gets the job done and supplies a few jolts here and there.
The effects work is great and, when the villains' masks come off, it's a pretty horrifying sight. I do wish that, perhaps, there was a bit more backstory about this haunted house and the performers who inhabit it. How long has this been up? Have they done this in other locations? The logistics were hurting my head a bit, but thankfully, the movie moves so quick that you don't have a lot of time to think about such things as you're watching it.
A battered young woman escapes from a Halloween evening with her abusive boyfriend and goes to hang out with her fun loving friends. They pick up some guys and drive around, wondering what to do next. They encounter a quaint haunted house attraction deep in the woods and decide that this should be how they spend their Halloween night. Since this this is a horror film, you can already guess that the performers inside might have more sinister and deadly motives than just supplying a good scare or two.
Haunt is a fairly simplistic movie, but the performances are mostly above average for a film of this sort and it's refreshing to see horror film characters do the right thing on multiple occasions. I can't say it's a tremendous, original take on the slasher genre, but it gets the job done and supplies a few jolts here and there.
The effects work is great and, when the villains' masks come off, it's a pretty horrifying sight. I do wish that, perhaps, there was a bit more backstory about this haunted house and the performers who inhabit it. How long has this been up? Have they done this in other locations? The logistics were hurting my head a bit, but thankfully, the movie moves so quick that you don't have a lot of time to think about such things as you're watching it.
Scream, blood, gore
iknowhwoyouare28 November 2019
Well, it's not the perfect first-date movie, as it may happen that your beloved would hold you in her arms when you are sucking your thumb crying. :-)
Well, I gave 7* because I think, the actual rating of 6.3 is too low, but I also fell 7* is a bit of exaggeration.
What I was missing: more understanding of the story, less dumbdumb villains, less plotholes.
But who knows, you'll see a sequel or a prequel and you will have the chance to learn more about the Devil, the Witch, the Clown, the Ghost and the Zombie. :-)
For a horror movie, this is quite decent, refreshing, well-done!
Good premise, spoilt by thick characters..
Devils_advocake26 September 2019
You'd need a frontal lobotomy to make the sort of decisions the characters in this film do..
Scenario.. You've seen one of your friends murdered in a haunted house type exhibition by one of the 'characters'. Later in the night, another one of the 'characters' of the exhibition, who refuses to remove his mask when you ask him to, or give you his name, follows you outside, brandishing a hammer in his hand.. Do you a) run like hell away from him, b) face him and get ready to bolt if he should attack or c) turn your back on him and stare at a door asking him where your friends are whilst he rambles on nonsense about you wanting to see his face behind you? If you answered C then this is the film for you.. As is a lifetime of stupidity.
It's a shame, as it starts off really well, then just descends into a thickfest.
I spent the majority of the film shouting at the screen, then laughing at the final scene which is just so stupid it's insulting.
Scenario.. You've seen one of your friends murdered in a haunted house type exhibition by one of the 'characters'. Later in the night, another one of the 'characters' of the exhibition, who refuses to remove his mask when you ask him to, or give you his name, follows you outside, brandishing a hammer in his hand.. Do you a) run like hell away from him, b) face him and get ready to bolt if he should attack or c) turn your back on him and stare at a door asking him where your friends are whilst he rambles on nonsense about you wanting to see his face behind you? If you answered C then this is the film for you.. As is a lifetime of stupidity.
It's a shame, as it starts off really well, then just descends into a thickfest.
I spent the majority of the film shouting at the screen, then laughing at the final scene which is just so stupid it's insulting.
A Cut Above The Usual
fatfil-414-45179714 September 2019
To be honest I wasn't expecting much from this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised. I am not normally a fan of the torture/slasher genre, more of a supernatural horror fan. But I really enjoyed this movie. Yes there is nothing to much new here, but let's be honest, those truly original stories are few and far between. The acting was great, the set up was good, and the various traps and puzzles were fun. The film doesn't try to explain itself, just a mental scary haunted house. But the suspense is maintained through out, and I particularly liked the ending, which was a change from the usual return of the psycho shock.
Solid Horror movie
midwesternhooligans20 September 2019
What a pretty mask...
There are some fun ideas that they don't milk to heavy which allows them to stay fresh and can be expanded on if sequels happen. The film hosts some familiar elements to other horror movies so most will be comfortable in this title.
A main issue I have is that our main cast seemingly isn't into Halloween at all with a few of them even claiming to have forgotten the holiday was coming somehow. Which confuses me as to why they would search for an "extreme" haunt.
But their lack of Halloween gloom is made up for by our main Villains. For those who love Halloween; the Villains really make this movie a real treat!
There are some fun ideas that they don't milk to heavy which allows them to stay fresh and can be expanded on if sequels happen. The film hosts some familiar elements to other horror movies so most will be comfortable in this title.
A main issue I have is that our main cast seemingly isn't into Halloween at all with a few of them even claiming to have forgotten the holiday was coming somehow. Which confuses me as to why they would search for an "extreme" haunt.
But their lack of Halloween gloom is made up for by our main Villains. For those who love Halloween; the Villains really make this movie a real treat!
A film is really only as good as it's dumbest moment
FilmWarrior200618 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
There are some great moments in the first and second acts. I liked the characters. The cast did a really good job in their roles. But, a film is really only as good as it's dumbest moment.
SPOILERS That dumb moment comes in the third act, when the main characters are unarmed and being hunted by some dangerous creepy bad guys. In one scene, the main character is trying to release a shotgun from a mechanical contraption. I thought, "That's very smart trying to do that." But, sadly, she is unable to get to free of the device, and has to run. that is absolutely forgivable. Also, I should mention, even with it fixed in that contraption, she managed to use it to kill two bad guys. Nice! Right? Then, she and another character manage to catch and severely injure a freak who has a handgun. In fact, they practically amputate the arm holding the gun. I was like, "There you go, kiddo! That one is NOT locked in place. Grab it!" But, no. She doesn't. Instead, she and the guy grab each other's hands and run away, leaving that nearly fully loaded pistol behind. Well...I stopped caring about the movie right there. I didn't care anymore if they lived or died. The inconsistency of the character broke the fourth wall, the veil was lifted and I was reminded I was just watching a low budget horror film. I watched the film to the end, without caring, and afterward, I got something to eat, and then went home and put in John Carpenter's The Thing on, hoping to get rid of the bad taste that movie left.
SPOILERS That dumb moment comes in the third act, when the main characters are unarmed and being hunted by some dangerous creepy bad guys. In one scene, the main character is trying to release a shotgun from a mechanical contraption. I thought, "That's very smart trying to do that." But, sadly, she is unable to get to free of the device, and has to run. that is absolutely forgivable. Also, I should mention, even with it fixed in that contraption, she managed to use it to kill two bad guys. Nice! Right? Then, she and another character manage to catch and severely injure a freak who has a handgun. In fact, they practically amputate the arm holding the gun. I was like, "There you go, kiddo! That one is NOT locked in place. Grab it!" But, no. She doesn't. Instead, she and the guy grab each other's hands and run away, leaving that nearly fully loaded pistol behind. Well...I stopped caring about the movie right there. I didn't care anymore if they lived or died. The inconsistency of the character broke the fourth wall, the veil was lifted and I was reminded I was just watching a low budget horror film. I watched the film to the end, without caring, and afterward, I got something to eat, and then went home and put in John Carpenter's The Thing on, hoping to get rid of the bad taste that movie left.
After having seen almost all the films based on the Escape Room n Haunted House, I can surely say that this is a very creepy, tension filled n brutal horror film.
Fella_shibby21 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I wasn't aware of this film until I read a review written by BA_Harrison. Was not even aware that it is directed by the writers of A Quiet Place n produced by Eli Roth.
One of the best part is the editing. Ther is not too much lingering on the gory stuff. The ending is good, kinda reminds u of The Collection.
This film has some scary masks n some terrifying faces under the masks. Much better than The Furies. The guy with the spikes on his face is creepy man.
Watch out for the head exploding like a watermelon scene.
One of the best part is the editing. Ther is not too much lingering on the gory stuff. The ending is good, kinda reminds u of The Collection.
This film has some scary masks n some terrifying faces under the masks. Much better than The Furies. The guy with the spikes on his face is creepy man.
Watch out for the head exploding like a watermelon scene.
Fun Halloween haunted house film.
dar041710 October 2019
So VERY dumb
kingslandbungalow25 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
If you have one ounce of common sense and you have just seen a friend get murdered and a stranger shows up wearing a mask, you will unmask them. Especially if you are in a group of five people and armed. These chumps did not.
Furthermore they stick to the horror movie trope of "let's split up" which allows the mysterious (and unexplained) killers to kill away.
There is no explanation as to the motivation or drive for the killers doing the killing, it seems as though the directors decided let's just make a haunted house movie and this is what they came up with. No backstory, no deeper meaning, no satisfaction for the viewer.
The kills are ok and not too torture porny, but a little too on the nose given this is a "random" group of teens. How would they know one is petrified by spiders and happen to tip a bucket of them on her in particular? Good question, no answers here though.
The final girl may as well have had "final girl" tattooed on her forehead - she has suitable boast traumatic history that makes her the perfect patsy.
There is no final "a-ha" moment, and the whole premise would instantly fall apart if someone had a cell phone or a firearm.
I wish the writers and producers would put more effort in, the production value was ok and the actors were ok too given the lack of material they had to work with.
Spend another week writing and make the story better would be my advice, you can only suspend disbelief so far...
Furthermore they stick to the horror movie trope of "let's split up" which allows the mysterious (and unexplained) killers to kill away.
There is no explanation as to the motivation or drive for the killers doing the killing, it seems as though the directors decided let's just make a haunted house movie and this is what they came up with. No backstory, no deeper meaning, no satisfaction for the viewer.
The kills are ok and not too torture porny, but a little too on the nose given this is a "random" group of teens. How would they know one is petrified by spiders and happen to tip a bucket of them on her in particular? Good question, no answers here though.
The final girl may as well have had "final girl" tattooed on her forehead - she has suitable boast traumatic history that makes her the perfect patsy.
There is no final "a-ha" moment, and the whole premise would instantly fall apart if someone had a cell phone or a firearm.
I wish the writers and producers would put more effort in, the production value was ok and the actors were ok too given the lack of material they had to work with.
Spend another week writing and make the story better would be my advice, you can only suspend disbelief so far...
Nothing New but Fun & A Solid One for October Horror List
TwistedContent13 September 2019
The Writers of "A Quiet Place", producer Eli Roth, halloween themes, a haunted house - sounds like a decent recipe for a fun horror flick, which it was. Even though I liked it, I wouldn't trust those who say that it's fresh, inovative or is the best haunted house film.
"Haunt" offers us an old concept with minor changes - addition of some cool elements which I won't discuss. A bunch of teens, with a (one way or another) troubled girl as the main character wind up in a hanted house attraction in the middle of nowhere. It's heard of, innit? This is where the better part of the movie starts, directors Beck and Woods manage to entertain us without cheese or unnecessary humor, instead giving us atmospheric enough trip through a what feels like an improvised but effective haunted house. Cool masks, many killers, fun times. With time it gets more gruesome, but also starts to suffer slightly from pacing issues & the characters start doing (or not doing) questionable things/choices/actions. Let's just say that a some amount of general horror movie dumbness can be found in here as well. I found the ending to be a bit underwhelming, it felt like something either more original or more crazy could've been done there. From an aesthethic standpoint, "Haunt" is just fine, not a Hollywood production, but not sloppy either & the gore is great.
After the first 50 minutes or so I was sure it's gonna be a 7/10, I can always appreciate and get a kick out of halloween-themed horror movies, but, sadly, "Haunt" ended not as a great movie, but as a good (or decent) one. A solid, relax-your-brains entertainment which You might visit another year around the time of Halloween season. My rating: 6/10.
"Haunt" offers us an old concept with minor changes - addition of some cool elements which I won't discuss. A bunch of teens, with a (one way or another) troubled girl as the main character wind up in a hanted house attraction in the middle of nowhere. It's heard of, innit? This is where the better part of the movie starts, directors Beck and Woods manage to entertain us without cheese or unnecessary humor, instead giving us atmospheric enough trip through a what feels like an improvised but effective haunted house. Cool masks, many killers, fun times. With time it gets more gruesome, but also starts to suffer slightly from pacing issues & the characters start doing (or not doing) questionable things/choices/actions. Let's just say that a some amount of general horror movie dumbness can be found in here as well. I found the ending to be a bit underwhelming, it felt like something either more original or more crazy could've been done there. From an aesthethic standpoint, "Haunt" is just fine, not a Hollywood production, but not sloppy either & the gore is great.
After the first 50 minutes or so I was sure it's gonna be a 7/10, I can always appreciate and get a kick out of halloween-themed horror movies, but, sadly, "Haunt" ended not as a great movie, but as a good (or decent) one. A solid, relax-your-brains entertainment which You might visit another year around the time of Halloween season. My rating: 6/10.
Low expectations, big surprise
marcotoru_14 May 2020
Horror low budget films are often so bad. This one is the exception. Don't expect to be the greatest movie of the year and you will have such a great time. I would describe it as a very entertaining and tense horror movie. Funny and easy to watch. Great performances and great direction (especially to build the tension).
Don't understand al the 8-10 stars reviews
Malloren26 September 2019
Honestly don't understand what's up with all the great reviews. Are they paid?
I got bored halfway through. The characters were nothing special. Clischeic situations galore. You knew what was going to happen around every corner.
There is one reveal that I liked, but that was it.
I would say all in all 3,6- not great, not terrible.
I got bored halfway through. The characters were nothing special. Clischeic situations galore. You knew what was going to happen around every corner.
There is one reveal that I liked, but that was it.
I would say all in all 3,6- not great, not terrible.
The kill scenes are excellent, well executed, quick and sudden without relying on too much CGI
kevin_robbins14 May 2021
I recently rented Haunt (2019) off Amazon Prime for $3.99 after months of feeling ashamed I had not seen it yet. The storyline is around a group of friends looking for a haunted house adventure and they find one. Once the haunted house activities begin they quickly realize everything around them is realer than it appears. This movie is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who also collaborated on Impulse, Spread and Nightlife. This movie stars Katie Stevens (Polaroid), Will Britain (Kong: Skull Island), Lauryn Alisa McClain (Superstition) and Andrew Lewis Caldwell (iZombie). The storyline itself is very straightforward but the protagonists are very unique and well presented. The kill scenes are excellent, well executed, quick and sudden without relying on too much CGI. This film actually reminded me of a better version of The Houses October Built 2. Overall this was a great modern slasher flick that is a must see for horror film fans. I'd score it a 8/10.
Disturbing, bleak & nail-biting horror-thriller.
dazzmaniandevil15 December 2019
This was a decent surprise for me, over the years I've become less of a fan of gory horror, certainly if it's gore (or indeed brutality in general) just for the sake of it. I'm of the belief that things are often better suggested, less is more. As such I'm not really a fan of movies which have had the involvement of Eli Roth, who produced this film.
Haunt does feature a few stomach turning moments of ultra violence but thankfully not too many with the focus being more on atmosphere, tension and suspense. The set-pieces in the 'Haunted house' are gleefully disturbing as well as quite ingenious along with freakish masks kind of resembling a new look and somewhat more trippy Slipknot (metal band).
I was surprised to read some reviews criticising certain decisions by the characters at various points in the film and feel that's just nit-picking. In almost every horror movie I watch I end up questioning a character's (often dumb!) actions! In Haunt I found the characters to be relatively well developed (for this kind of movie), the film also surprised me with several twists it took and the unnerving mood throughout with some sleek editing too adding to this.
It's ot a masterpiece for me as I doubt I'd really seek it out to watch again but it's a decent and menacing horror thriller. If you're in the mood to watch something vaguely along the lines of 'Hell Fest' but with an extra helping of weirdness then this is worth a shot.
Haunt does feature a few stomach turning moments of ultra violence but thankfully not too many with the focus being more on atmosphere, tension and suspense. The set-pieces in the 'Haunted house' are gleefully disturbing as well as quite ingenious along with freakish masks kind of resembling a new look and somewhat more trippy Slipknot (metal band).
I was surprised to read some reviews criticising certain decisions by the characters at various points in the film and feel that's just nit-picking. In almost every horror movie I watch I end up questioning a character's (often dumb!) actions! In Haunt I found the characters to be relatively well developed (for this kind of movie), the film also surprised me with several twists it took and the unnerving mood throughout with some sleek editing too adding to this.
It's ot a masterpiece for me as I doubt I'd really seek it out to watch again but it's a decent and menacing horror thriller. If you're in the mood to watch something vaguely along the lines of 'Hell Fest' but with an extra helping of weirdness then this is worth a shot.
Had potential
rarepeperonis19 September 2019
Eli Roth movie so cookie cutter characters and a lot of gore.
No character backstory besides basically men are bad they beat their girlfriends and wifes.
The haunted house is pretty cool and the face prostethics of the bad guys are well made and some of the kills are well executed but it's your average slasher flick nothing too crazy.
Maybe a watch on halloween if you have nothing better to do. Definately not a 10/10 i think a 5/10 is a fair score.
No character backstory besides basically men are bad they beat their girlfriends and wifes.
The haunted house is pretty cool and the face prostethics of the bad guys are well made and some of the kills are well executed but it's your average slasher flick nothing too crazy.
Maybe a watch on halloween if you have nothing better to do. Definately not a 10/10 i think a 5/10 is a fair score.
Pretty good slasher flick!
seckinlergafri18 December 2019
Better than expected
blklablscitysdmf7 November 2019
I don't really understand why theres dislike for this movie. Was it a perfect movie? Absolutley not. Was it average? For a horror flick it was above average. Yes parts are a little far fetched and down right ridiculous. However at the end of the day it was simply an enjoyable horror flick. Nothing more. Nothing less. It's not supposed to be Shakespeare folks. Enjoy the ride and stop being so cynical and over analytical. You'll enjoy more movies that way!
Are all the positive reviews for real?
nysalesman17 September 2019
Even though I knew this was by Eli Roth, who has yet to be involved with a film (horror or otherwise) that I find entertaining, I still got fooled by all the positive reviews. Let me set you straight, this is a typical college kid slasher movie. Nothing new, nothing inventive, no clever writing, everything is rehashed from every cheap haunted house/slasher movie that preceded it. I found myself bored to death and unable to connect with any of the characters or the movie itself. In fact, I would have felt less cheated if they ended the movie at the 30 minute mark by simply throwing all these kids into a giant blender and killed them off at once. BTW, the backstory the girl added absolutely nothing to this movie. I find it hard to believe that the positive reviewers are all connected with the movie, but I cannot think of any other explanation. "The best horror movie of 2019" - really? "Every time they did something that made me say 'wow' they did something else to top it" - NOT even close. This movie was boring, predictable, and slow!!!
To be totally truthful, it should rate about two or three stars, but since it was obviously so heavily biased by what I see at false positive reviews, I'm giving it one star. If you spend $5.99 to rent this thing, then you will feel cheated. Do yourself a favor and wait until it is free on Netflix and you have 90-minutes to kill sometime.
To be totally truthful, it should rate about two or three stars, but since it was obviously so heavily biased by what I see at false positive reviews, I'm giving it one star. If you spend $5.99 to rent this thing, then you will feel cheated. Do yourself a favor and wait until it is free on Netflix and you have 90-minutes to kill sometime.
a movie worth watching
fshafiq-210633 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Honestly this movie is pretty good. i watched it alone because it didn't seem too scary but the jump scares were pretty well executed and i was on edge throughout the film.
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the entire time i was pretty sure it was her father behind it all because of how well his storyline was imbedded. i thought maybe he had something to do with what they were experiencing, turns out this storyline was kinda pointless and i wish it would have gone somewhere further. nevertheless this was a really good movie.
A fun movie if you don't think too much about it
aaronrumph30 September 2019
The haunted house is the star of the movie, the characters are too one dimensional to really care for and the villains also doesn't have anything about them to really stand out beyond the cool masks.
I'd recommend watching once but I doubt it will be a movie worth owning
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