House of Bones

I didn't have much hope for House of Bones, namely because horror films are made by the bucket load these days without quality of story or direction. However, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that, while this film may lack many things, it does make a decent story for viewers.In particular, House of Bones gives somewhat decent background lore as to how the house came to be the way it is and why. However, there were a few points in the lore that I wish had been flushed out further...-------SPOILERI would've liked to see the slave quarter aspect further developed, maybe have the combined trauma of the slaves and the evil of their master perpetuate the continued existence of the house. Or flush out their experience, as they were the main reason the house was able to come alive. I also wish we'd learned more of the history of the other owners of the house. We were told what they added to the place (tools, the garden), and it would've been interesting to learn what their choice of victims were. Did they use their interests to kill?I think my favorite part of the house was equating it to having a type of body. Often haunted house films are full of malignant poltergeists, with the house itself having little to do with the shenanigans going on. It was cool that this time around the house was the main threat, being an actual, living being. Even though the original owner had intended to live through the house, the house became its own creature instead. I feel like more could've been done with this point besides having fleshy walls and brittle bones, but I'll take what I can get.I also liked the fact that not everyone was picked off each time they were split up. I never got the sense of invincibility for any of the characters, and I'm pleased that the movie ending followed this through. I also liked how Bub was the first to be taken and later given back. The ending was great, showing how the house had survived for so long by not only developing a visceral aggression but also through convincing someone to be its new owner.Drawbacks to the film were graphics, some of the acting was stale and lacked emotion, characters were flat and stereotypical, camera shots could be too jerky and all around looked cheap. But overall, just randomly picking this film to watch lead to some good surprises.I know this film wasn't meant to be a masterpiece, but I can definitely see the potential. If you are up for a different take on the ghost hunter/haunted house genre and can overlook the drawbacks, you may enjoy this film.

I never read reviews until after I've watched the movie - and I'm so glad I didn't here. This movie was much better than the 1-stars it rec'd. I'd say give it a go before reading the reviews and make your own decision from there. I definitely found a gem in this one.I thought the acting was on the spot. There were bits of overacting here and there, but nothing that threw me off the scent of a delightful horror movie. Marcus Lyle Brown as Greg was my absolute favorite. He was so believable, seemed genuine, and really captured the spirit of his character. I also loved the banter between the characters. From watching, I got the sense that the crew had known each other a long time and that the psychic (who was new on the scene) was just trying to figure out where she fit in.What I loved most about this movie, though, was that there wasn't a slow buildup to the action. Things started happening in the house immediately. It didn't take half the movie to get to some horror. It's one of those little pet peeves I have about haunted house movies - the ghosts or spirits just take too darn long. But this house was amped up and ready to go from the minute they walked in. I loved that so much! I wish more movies would go in this direction.Were there a few things that didn't make sense? Yeah, the cop could have been edited out. But overall, I can easily recommend this movie to other horror fanatics. It's on my re-watch list now, and I'll be recommending it to my horror group as well.

the movie starts out with a a boy being sucked into a house. After this, the murder house is followed by a into into a really bad TV Show about sinister places with an actor that you hope gets killed immediately, he doesn't. There were a few people that just added nothing to the movie and served no real purpose. There was a problem with this movie where it isn't really a haunted house and is more of a haunted piece of land that is alive. Even that isn't accurate though because you have vehicles that movie on their own just being around the property. As the name states, this house is made in part of human bones and has bodies throughout the house inside and out. The overlays of CGI are so bad a 6 year old can produce better. I get this is a super low budget movie but WOW. The 4 main characters once you get through the bad "Sinister Sites" TV star, they perform decent enough except one idiot who is really stupid. Even the special effects are bad. Like 70's & 80's horror movie bad. Take the bad out, this actually has a good story line. You just have to get past the over the top characters that add nothing to the movie, horrible special effects, pathetic dialog, atrocious CGI and pretty pathetic reactions. Could of been better with a higher budget and with a few characters eliminated and somebody who actually knows how to do Special Effects and CGI.

I love this movie it is great especial Charisma Carpenter she is so talented and I love her acting A++++

Another story about a paranormal investigation TV show with the crew setting up in a house that really is haunted. And it's not just the ghosts that are evil.Unfortunately this is purely by-the-numbers paranormal horror but with actors you probably already know from previous TV outings. They really don't have too much to work with - Corin Nemec has a very small part and Charisma Carpenter is typecast as the odd character who is a psychic and feels the evil from the moment she walks through the door.Although there is quite a bit going on it all feels rather disjoint, as if the filmmakers had a lot of ideas but didn't know how to focus them into a coherent story. It takes off in one direction with the TV show cameras being set up, but you never get the feeling that this is a real TV production they are working on. The story then tries some superficial character analysis with characters meeting the paranormal, then the paranormal aspect becomes more and more apparent. The ending tries to tie the story together but it just doesn't make any real sense and feels silly rather than satisfying.The Blu-ray has decent picture quality which is mostly sharp with good definition in facial features but the audio is not as advertised. The front cover advises DTS-HA MA but in fact there is just a simple Dolby Digital stereo presentation. Not that you really need much else for the material on show but I don't like false advertising.

4 stars may seem rather generous for a film that looks quite cheap at times,but i did enjoy it a little more than just thinking it was okay.This team of charlatan ghost hunters hear about this house that is said to be haunted and decide it'll do for them,after all,they are just making money with their tv show.But with them is a woman who really is getting genuine visions and feelings,soon enough everyone starts believing this house really is haunted.With ghostly vision,secrets being exposed and a whole lot of horror escaping from within the walls,soon the team are fearing for their lives.This isn't a film of great acting or plot,but it's passable to make an entertaining movie about charlatans ghost hunters getting more than they bargained for.

Après avoir vu des extrais de se films, j'ai pu enfin mettre la mains dessus.Je ne suis pas déçus de se films d'horreur.Je vous le conseille, en plus une livraison très rapide.

very cheap and cheerful film suited for dreary winter evening when there's nothing else to watch or you just need something on in the background