Classic Horror Movie Review: 'House' 1977
Nobuhiko Obayashi's House is a spectacular and haunting art-horror classic.
House or Hausu has its origins in a strange place. According to legend, the film was dreamed up after executives at Toho, the company famed for creating Godzilla, had seen Jaws become a worldwide phenomenon and they wanted their own horror phenomenon. The executives tapped well known commercial director Nobuhiko Obayashi to develop the concept and after failing to find anyone inside the company to direct House, and after Obayashi used his commercial instincts to create a small cult around the movie before it had been made, Toho allowed Obayashi to bring his bizarre vision to life.
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Hello, my name is Sean Patrick He/Him, and I am a film critic and podcast host for the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast I am a voting member of the Critics Choice Association, the group behind the annual Critics Choice Awards.
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