GHOSTHOUSE 1987

[psycho path]

i made a topic of this before,but its long gone! Anyway,does anybody have info on this movie? Or pics? Thanks!

[psycho path]

Any info?

P.S: Anybody got a midi or wv. of the evil nursery rhyme?

[nightmareman]

hey Psyco Path I think we are the only 2 with a obbsesion with this horror flick , I saw the clown, but Im dieing to hear this nurshey ryme to. I think I have to go to scarecrow video to go rent this this weekend

[AlienClown]

You two have posted about this movie like a hundred times, since I've been here. I have seen the movie and I really think your giving it a lot more attention than it deserves. The clown doll is OK, and this is coming from a big evil clown fan. I can say that if he wasn't there, things would be worse. And the nursery rhyme, well, its mostly just odd, and I've found that most people find it quite annoying.

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[psycho path]

Does the doll sing it? Cuz on one of the covers it shows the girl holding up a cassette. Well,Nightmareman,what image did you see? I saw the ones at Cultcuts.com. and braineater.com

And Alienclown,we just cant find it anywhere,which is why we want to know some info...

[Klownzilla]

Ok, two years ago I went to Oklahoma for spring break and stayed at my cousin's house. One day, me, my cousin and his friend went to the video store and rented this movie. I saw the beginning where the girl had slain this goat or limb. Then her dad got all mad and yelled at her. The little girl is being talked to by her clown doll. Then, the father gets the ole ax through the head. And the mother stood in front of this shaky mirror and it shattered all over her. Then the people come to investigate the house and the woman sees a head going around in the washing machine. What happened to the little girl? What's the deal with the clown doll? What else happnes in the movie??

[Jason13thh]

There is a review of this italian/american film in Hysteria ( Justin Kerswell, England )
http://www.south-over.demon.co.uk/Hysteria/
and go to the 85 until now serie.

[psycho path]

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[nightmareman]

I saw the clown you had posted on your site. Thats the only I have seen. Im just gonna go buy the movie.

[AlienClown]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Klownzilla:
Then the people come to investigate the house and the woman sees a head going around in the washing machine. What happened to the little girl? What's the deal with the clown doll? What else happnes in the movie??</font>
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The little girl died and was laid to rest with the clown doll because her father was an undertaker I think and he took that doll from another person who had been deceased and that was why all the trouble in the house happened. Out of the group of young people that go there, I believe only one guy and two girls survive. They end up burning the girl's coffin (its not in the ground its in the family crypt) and that ends all the supernatural goings-on.


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Its overall below average to poor, it features some decent to pretty good gore and some strange/unique sequences. It has a very funny and seemingly pointless black character. I don't recommend the movie, if you couldn't find it for rent then I wouldn't bother buying it, but if you must don't pay much. I saw it for $1.17. Its italian title is something like La Casa 3, which translates to The House, its the 3rd movie in a bunch of unofficial/ripoff Evil dead sequels.



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[psycho path]

Evildead sequel? Hmmmm....
I thought they were reffering to a "HOUSE" sequel....Oh well....
Couple of questions:
1. I know the nursery rhyme is incomprehensible,but can someone atleast describe it?
2. Any pics?
3. Is the grim reaper dude cheesy?
4. The opening is good right?
5. Is the little girl in white eerie?

[psycho path]

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[AlienClown]

The nursery rhyme isn't that incoherent, I can tell you this part which keeps looping:"HENRIETTA ARE YOU THERE ARE YOU THERE ARE YOU THERE HENRIETTA ARE YOU THERE ARE YOU THERE...etc" The opening is ok, some decent gore, its DARK AS HELL though. And a little girl in a white dress standing there is not scary to me. The grim reaper guy is OK looking.

[psycho path]

Bump,and thanks for the info AlienClown! Gotta ask AnchorBay if they can release this widescreen VHS and DVD!

[psycho path]

Oh,and the part that keeps looping sounds familiar to "London bridge is falling down,Falling down..."
Is it?

[psycho path]

Just emailed ANCHORBAY...Hey,Nightmareman,you think you can do it to?

[psycho path]

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[nightmareman]

I gotcha bacc homie Ill email them to

[psycho path]

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And thanks for emailing NIGHTMAREMAN!
Might as well buy it off EBAY...Ill check...

[psychopath]

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[psychopath]

I heard something that surprised me. The special effects are good!
Hey Antonio,can you tell me about that clown doll?

P.S. Is there any more words you understood from the satanic rhyme?

[psychopath]

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[psychopath]

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[psychopath]

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[!MorganOnyx!]

Where were you guys when i kept bringing this flick up a few months back??!!! Im 21 now and I only saw this movie twice when i was about 14/15. I loved it and thought it was very scary, and i don't get scared easily! Yes, the nursery rhyme rules! however, i live in the SHIT UK and the ONLY video shop that had this film went bust and the bloke fucked off somewhere and took it with him! CAN'T FIND THIS MOVIE ANYWHERE!!!!!!

P.S. - But strangely enough they've got about 600 copies of the sequel, which in england goes under the name of WITCHCRAFT, and as y'all will know, stars DAVID HASSELLHOFF and LINDA BLAIR. It's only £6 on dvd.

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[Psychopath2616]

That clown has haunted me for years....saw it when I was 5 and haven't been the same since, it might be silly now, but try being 5 and watching that evil thing..shudders.

[The Claw]

pyscho path you have an addiction to this movie dont you? ;o

[psycho path]

Hell yeah! I dunno,just evil clown dolls,eerie girls crying blood,and scary nursery rhymes interest me!

[psycho path]

Im finally getting this movie!! I traded for it,hopefully Ill get it soon. Once I get it,Ill tell you what the nursery rhyme is like nightmareman. Although im so hyped to hear it Ill probably think its ridiculous...

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[psycho path]

Well,I didnt get the video for GHOSTHOUSE(Fuck!!!)cuz I found out the seller was a fraud. Of course that was some time ago. Anybody else seen this flick? Or have a clear description or midi of the evil nursery rhyme?

[!MorganOnyx!]

It has just been released on dvd by VIPCO VAULTS OF HORROR. I bought it for £11.99 Region 2. It's no way near as scary as I found it to be when I was about 13 but it still kicks ass in a low budget kind of way!!! I didn't understand the nursery ryhme either, but I always assumed it was the clown doll singing it and to me it sounds like he says "Are you there?, Are you there? Are you there? Are you up?!!!! Seriously that's what it sounds like to me. And in the other section of the song (when the lead guy is trying to figure some shit out on the computer) it sounds like he's repeating the word 'burial' and that's also what comes up on the computer screen! But yeah I really like this movie. I've watched it three times in the last two days. The black guy is absolute quality - he cracks me up big time!!! After the opening deaths though there's hardly any gore!! What was the deal with that??!! The dvd cover has UNCUT in big letters as if making a big deal out of it, but I bet it was never cut in the first place!!! The woman getting the knife at the start kicks ass but after that, minimum blood shed!! Poo!!!

[Killer Klown#3]

SPOILER-Answer to the nursery rhyme song
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The words in the nursery rhyme that the clown is saying is "burial" over and over. The man in the movie played the nursery song to the computer and it picked up the word "burial."
It's been a long time since I have seen this movie, but correct me if I'm wrong.

[psycho path]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
It has just been released on dvd by VIPCO VAULTS OF HORROR. I bought it for £11.99 Region 2. It's no way near as scary as I found it to be when I was about 13 but it still kicks ass in a low budget kind of way!!! I didn't understand the nursery ryhme either, but I always assumed it was the clown doll singing it and to me it sounds like he says "Are you there?, Are you there? Are you there? Are you up?!!!! Seriously that's what it sounds like to me. And in the other section of the song (when the lead guy is trying to figure some shit out on the computer) it sounds like he's repeating the word 'burial' and that's also what comes up on the computer screen! But yeah I really like this movie. I've watched it three times in the last two days. The black guy is absolute quality - he cracks me up big time!!! After the opening deaths though there's hardly any gore!! What was the deal with that??!! The dvd cover has UNCUT in big letters as if making a big deal out of it, but I bet it was never cut in the first place!!! The woman getting the knife at the start kicks ass but after that, minimum blood shed!! Poo!!!

Hey Morgan,is there any possible way to get that song on a midi,wav,or mp3 format? And one more question: Is the nursery song still creepy in a bizzare way?

[!MorganOnyx!]

PSYCHO PATH -

I'm sure there would be a way to do that dude, but I'm intellectually challenged when it comes to using a pc. I'm sure there are plenty of geezers out there who could do it though!!

The song is still VERY creepy. Even though the movie is more laughable than it is scary, the song still makes a great impact. It's definately one of the scariest pieces of music I've ever heard in a horror film. It's a shame it wasn't used in a better film. I imagine EVERYBODY would remember that tune just like people remember the music to HALLOWEEN, PHANTASM, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET etc if it had the right exposure.

[psycho path]

Well,that song must be pretty scary if it would be considered effective after years of watching it...I still cant find this movie,but thank god it is coming to Region 1 DVD(Or so I heard). I hope you dont mind if I ask some questions(some repeated from my last questions,just trying to get an opinion from others too.)

1. Is the clowndoll on its own still pretty eerie?

2. Is the little girl half as effective as the twins in THE SHINING?

3. In that one scene where the girl gets sliced in half by the guillotine,how does it happen? Does she fall down on it,or does a blade just come out of nowhere and chop her in two?

4. Can someone describe the rhythm of the nursery rhyme? Like is it carnival-ish,childish,or just odd?

5. How high is the atmosphere level in this movie?

[ERIN_LoJ]

Ah Ghosthouse :D I loved this movie!! The ending threw me off a little bit, and I agree the filming is pretty dark, but I thought the clown doll and little girl were as eerie as hell. They had this quiet, evil-type mode going on. I loved it when the doll started chanting. The acting wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst I've seen, and in this movie it didn't matter much. :rolleyes: Anyway, I see why you're obsessed psycho fan, I've noticed the scene in your avatar.

[halloweengal]

I just ordered the vhs used from half.com. I hope the tape plays ok. I have never seen this movie but I think a movie with creepy little girl and clown doll will interest me to no end. I love movies will creepy dolls and little kids are always eerie in horror movies. I can't wait to see this one. Thanks for all your opinions on this flick.

[!MorganOnyx!]

!SPOILERS!

The clown doll is still pretty scary to look at and is mostly effective (with the exception of a few moments where it's fucking funny), and the little girl tries her best, but you can tell she just can't act for shit. There's one scene where a tv switches itself on, and one of the cast looks up to see the girl and the doll on the screen. It could've been a very scary sequence but the little girl stares too hard and just looks silly.
As for the pane of glass slicing the girl in half, it's wank. She trips over a box or something and whilst flat on her face, she looks up and screams as she can see the glass loosely hanging from the ceiling. It falls and slices through her waist line. There's no blood, you can see the styrofoam body if you pause it, and it implies the two halves of the body have been separated by about three feet, which BLATANTLY wouldn't happen ever!
You just have to hear the song for yourself, because it's hard to describe. I think even if the voice was erased the tune would still be strange. It may have been a nursery ryme. The atmosphere is pretty cool, but it does get lost after a few viewings. It has that low budget, grainy look that gives it an extra boost.

[psycho path]

Thanks for the answers Morgan. This has been bugging the shit out of me for a while,I was wondering if the haunted house in this flick was the one from House by the cemetery.

[psycho path]

So does anybody here know how to make mp3s,midis,wav.s from movies? And anymore reviews/opinions on this film?

[Elgyn]

Just saw this movie recently. Pretty creepy in a cheesy low-budget Italian kinda way. Sorta reminded me of a Fulci flick actually - similar atmosphere.

That weird music gets stuck in your head, eh? That was probably the creepiest thing about the movie actually.

What was up with the "wacky black man"? And I like that since he is black, he of course steals the couple`s money (in the truck scene).

After the first kill, the "teens" say they are going to leave, just as soon as they`re done "packing up". Packing up WHAT? They`re in a CAMPER!!

What`s up with the lead couple and CHILI? It seems like they talk about chili, or making chili, or eating chili, an awful lot.

The kill scenes sorta reminded me of "Final Destination" (fan blade, glass pane, etc.). Though I suppose "The Omen" did those kinds of kill scenes first.

All in all, it was an alright watch, fairly memorable, total MST3K material.


There was one character that I figured FOR SURE would survive - but no, he/she not only died, but got the NASTIEST death scene in the whole movie!
***SPOILER*** Highlight to read:
I`m talking about the younger girl, who gets split in half with the glass pane.


***SPOILER***
For those who`ve seen the movie, do they show the black guy die? I remember he walks into the house and acts scared, and I remember near the end the lead girl finds his dead body - but do they show him die?

[ERIN_LoJ]

What is MST3K material?

[Nekroman]

I own Ghosthouse and I have a capture card. Stands to reason then that I could capture the nursery theme and post it here for you good people. I always believe in promoting the good movies and this is one of them! I'll try to get that theme here for y'all to hear.

[Nekroman]

I successfully got the Ghosthouse nursery theme as a wav file but I have no clue how to make it available for you people to hear except for individually emailing it to those who ask. Any help here would be much appreciated!

[psycho path]

Hey Nekroman,I just sent you a private message with my email on it. Please send the song there!

[JayWolf]

Send the wav to:

kenneth_brother_of_jay_wolf_99@yahoo.com

Thank you

[psycho path]

Wow,just listened to the nursery rhyme. Although I wouldnt say it is that scary,its very haunting...BRRRR...It sounds like he is saying "Henrietta are you up?"
Anyway,it is pretty damn creepy!

[Nekroman]

OK a friend let me post the theme on his web site. here's the address:

http://www.personal.psu.edu/cdm166/ghosthouse_theme.wav

it's a ten second clip but it loops after that time anyways so you pretty much hear it all

[Elgyn]

I want to put that music on my answering machine.

Do they ever show the black dude die or not?

[!MorganOnyx!]

ELGYN -

NO they don't. Oh, you're right about the way the girl blames him for the five dollars she lost. If you look at that fake hand he supposedly used you'll notice the grip was way too weak to be able to grasp something!!! Silly bitch. Maybe it was the producer using it to pay off the budget. lol

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by ERIN_LoJ
What is MST3K material?

MST3K = 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'. You know, the show where the guy and his two robots watch bad sci-fi/horror/fantasy movies (at the bottom of the screen).

Not saying the movie was terrible, I kinda liked it, but it DID have some pretty cheesy stuff (some of the music, the crazy old caretaker guy, the wacky black sterotype guy, the dumb 32-year-old teens, the lead couple`s constant talk of chili).

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by Elgyn

After the first kill, the "teens" say they are going to leave, just as soon as they`re done "packing up".
Packing up WHAT? They`re in a CAMPER!!


Didn`t anyone else find this funny?

[psycho path]

Hey Nekroman,I was wondering if I could use that wav. to loop on my website. Am I the only one who thinks that voice on the nursery rhyme sounds nothing like the word Burial?

[ERIN_LoJ]

Yes Psycho Path it simply sounds like another language to me. And yes Elgyn I did find your comment cute - and true. I can only wonder if I was smart enough at the time I watched it to "get" that about the camper. One would hope so.

[psycho path]

Besides the nursery rhyme(Which is becoming bizzarely effective), is there any other scary/creepy music to be found in this flick?

[Nekroman]

Psycho Path, sure, go ahead and use the music if you'd like. Great movie.

[psycho path]

This house has a strange resemblence to Dr. Freudstiens house...

[psycho path]

Originally posted by Nekroman
Psycho Path, sure, go ahead and use the music if you'd like. Great movie.

Thanks man, I'm gonna try to put it on my site.

Am I the only one who finds this little fucker creepier then the Poltergiest clown?

[Elgyn]

She looks creepy in those still pictures, but in the movie she doesn`t have the same effect. It`s more obvious that it`s a little girl trying to act.

P.S. - How about that "bending lightbulb" scene in the very beginning? That was pretty damn cool, especially for a low-budget thing like this!

[psycho path]

Originally posted by Elgyn
She looks creepy in those still pictures, but in the movie she doesn`t have the same effect. It`s more obvious that it`s a little girl trying to act.

P.S. - How about that "bending lightbulb" scene in the very beginning? That was pretty damn cool, especially for a low-budget thing like this!

Haven't seen the movie yet(I'm trading for it with skankenstien), but I heard about that scene and it sounds really cool!

[psycho path]

By the way, in that pic I have, why the hell is she touching the clowns face? Is she talking to it or something?

[Elgyn]

I don`t quite remember if they ever show her talking to it.......but they do show her leaning forward and brushing-off his face and stuff.

[psycho path]

I have a question(Again!)

Is the nursery rhyme more effective when you watch the movie? Cuz I heard that right after that one chick Tina showers in blood, her boyfriend comes in and hears that odd music on her cellphone. That would scare the hell outta me! And, when the clown attacks Tina in the bathroom, does it have sharp teeth or does it have that creepy innocent look?

[psycho path]

Can anyone answer my question above?

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by psycho path

Is the nursery rhyme more effective when you watch the movie?

Yes, in my opinion the nursery rhyme is very effective in the movie.

As for your other question, I don`t remember.

[psycho path]

Sweet, skankenstien said GHOSTHOUSE should arrive at PSYCHOSHOUSE(He,he...)in under a week!

[psycho path]

Hey, this looks pretty cool. How does it hold up in the movie?

[Elgyn]

I don`t remember that at all from the movie, sorry!

[psycho path]

Can somebody capture the DEEP RED nursery rhyme? I wanna compare, cuz I remember Deep Reds nursery rhyme bieng similar and slightly creepier minus the incoherent voices in the GHOSTHOUSE song.

[psycho path]

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[psycho path]

Originally posted by Elgyn
She looks creepy in those still pictures, but in the movie she doesn`t have the same effect. It`s more obvious that it`s a little girl trying to act.

Dude, I was talkin' about the clown:)

But yeah, she does look creepy there though...What makes her such a bad actress though? Is it the way she stares, or the way she tries to imitate THE SHINING twins?

[psycho path]

Damn, I cant get those smilie faces to work!

[psycho path]

Hey, I just read the ending. It sounds pretty cool.

SPOILERS...

One of the main characters Martha sees her boyfriend Paul at the end of the street, he runs to her. Martha looks into a store window and sees a little doll. She smiles, and then suddenly it turns into the evil clown doll. She looks back to her boyfriend Paul, and all of the sudden a huge bus hits him flattening him, while the screen freezes while you see Martha screaming,

What's it like in the movie?

[Elgyn]

Huh I don`t remember that at all. I must`ve fallen asleep at the end!

[psycho path]

This should be the week I get the movie! I cant wait!

[psycho path]

Originally posted by Elgyn
Didn`t anyone else find this funny?

Well they did have radios in the house and stuff. Just watched it. Great movie! See my whole review in the horror review section!

8/10.

[psycho path]

I listened to the song backwards and it turns out it does say "Burial." Creepy...

[psycho path]

Looks like Vipco changed their ways. Look at the image transfer of the GHOSTHOUSE DVD!

[psycho path]

Originally posted by psycho path
Thanks man, I'm gonna try to put it on my site.

Am I the only one who finds this little fucker creepier then the Poltergiest clown?

Oh jesus, on my DVD transfer, that scene is way brighter. You can see a box of Lipton ice tea and cigarettes beside the small TV in mine! In this, all you see is...darkness behind the TV.

By the way, that scene was creepy as hell...:eek:

[psycho path]

Anybody else seen this gem?!

[Nekroman]

If anyone cares I thought I'd share my first Ghosthouse experience with you.
When I was 13 (1987) I was just getting into horror movies. I had always turned away from the clown doll scenes in Poltergeist because that sucker freaked me out. Anyways one night my dad was going to the video store. I asked him to pick me up something cool. What he brought back was Ghosthouse. I said I had not heard of it but would give it a watch that night (I used to stay up late and watch my horror movies at night).
Anyways after the first five minutes I got a pretty good idea this was going to scare the sh*t out of me (which was hard to do). It did scare the hell out me!
The next day I asked my dad if by any chance the box had a scary clown doll on it anywhere.
"Oh yeah! I think there was!", was something like his response.
That movie gave me countless nightmares until one day maybe four years later I spotted it again at another video store. I rented it again to see if it was as scary as I had remembered. It wasn't anywhere near as frightening as that first time but I never forgot that first experience. Recently I bought it from amazon.com and it will always hold a special distinction for me as being one of the only movies to truly scare the hell out of me.

[Elgyn]

Hey I was watching "Total Recall" the other night (love that Ah-nuld), and noticed that Mel Johnson Jr. the wacky theiving black man from "Ghosthouse", plays Benny the cab driver.

[psycho path]

I showed my small cousin this movie, and she is absolutely terrified of the clown doll and it's eerie music. Once I hummed that tune around her and she freaked out. And Nekroman, interesting story. The first five minutes gave me a bizzare feeling, certainly disturbing seeing a woman getting a knife slowly pushed through her neck while spewing blood.

[ParileseMonster]

I just got this movie and it was good but gay all at the same time. I could not understand that damn song and they played it too much, so much so it got more annoying than creepy. That one guys chick is also annoying as hell. What was the point of the hitchhiker? Why was he there, I just think he decided to be in the movie just because. I would watch it again but I would never get in on DVD unless it was two bucks.

[CamaroMatt1996]

LOL. That song was crazy, but somewhat catchy at the same time. In fact, the whole movie didnt make much sense, but I still like it.

Word
Matt

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by ParileseMonster
I just got this movie and it was good but gay all at the same time.

Heard that word that. I totally know what you mean.


I could not understand that damn song and they played it too much, so much so it got more annoying than creepy.

I couldn`t really understand it either, but it didn`t really bother me.
But I WILL agree that they played it too much.


What was the point of the hitchhiker? Why was he there, I just think he decided to be in the movie just because.

I have no idea, I`ve wondered the same thing myself. And how did he manage to steal money from the girl without her noticing?

Did you notice the constant talk about chili towards the beginning?

[psycho path]

That song just sticks in your head, I think that's why it's creepy. Hearing a childrens song bieng played while seeing someones throat bieng slashed with a fanblade is just eerie. I will admit that it was pretty bad at times(The mystery type theme that plays occasionally was horrible, and the grimreaper thing was beyond laughable), but I loved some of the parts(Tina turning into the evil clown, the television set coming on with the little girl and clown on the screen, and the bedroom vortex thing)

[spacemonkey]

Hey psychopath, heres a review on Ghosthouse from imdb, only theres no poster for it. It sounds like a cool flick that I might enjoy, I hope it gets released soon. Theres all the information youll want to know about the flick, it has some links to other sites who have reviewed it, plus some user comments. Enjoy! :D

http://www.movie-gazette.com/posters/ghosthouse.jpg

[ParileseMonster]

Originally posted by Elgyn
Did you notice the constant talk about chili towards the beginning?

Yeah, what was that all about? I bet they just like to fart and play on the radio. :D

When I heard that damn song I tried to understand it but gave up. I made up my own words.

Hey Rob, Are You There, Are You Dead? Are You Dead?
:D

That is what I sing and hey it amused the husband so I think it is a keeper! But this movie is located on the hall of shame shelf in my closet. I will probally watch it again in say five years.

[psycho path]

I thought it said "Henrietta? Are you there, are you UP, UP?!", but it really says Burial backwards. Lairub is hard to say...

[psycho path]

If Hollywood is remaking horror movies, why dont they just remake ones like this that have potential? I mean, I like the movie, but it was just too cheesy at times. I did start a remake screenplay, I'll prob. continue it soon.

Parilese I have two questions.D id you like the opening? What was the worst part of it for you?

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by psycho path
I thought it said "Henrietta? Are you there, are you UP, UP?!"

Yeah that`s what I thought it was too.

[ERIN_LoJ]

Originally posted by spacemonkey


http://www.movie-gazette.com/posters/ghosthouse.jpg

That has to be one of the stupidest covers. Why couldnt the put the clown on there? Or a picture of the house at night? Or SOMETHING!?!?

[spacemonkey]

Hey Psycopath, sorry about not posting a link to that ghost house review on IMDB, IM such a moroon! This is the link (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0093090/)

Im sure youll enjoy checking out the user comments on the film, most of them are positive. :D

[psycho path]

Originally posted by ERIN_LoJ
That has to be one of the stupidest covers. Why couldnt the put the clown on there? Or a picture of the house at night? Or SOMETHING!?!?

If you look in the title, you can see Henrietta and the doll in there. But I have to agree, why did they make a cover like that? The original art was way better(Both of them, the house with red mist(US cover art)and henrietta with her doll floating infront of the house(UK and Japan cover art)

Thanks for the link spacemonkey, I have checked the reviews a long time ago, but I see many more have been posted. This seems to be one of the more popular late-eighties B-Movies.

[Romero&Juliet]

Psycho.. I did a search, but I cant find the topic where you talked about that Vipco print....

how was it?

[ParileseMonster]

Originally posted by psycho path

Parilese I have two questions.Did you like the opening? What was the worst part of it for you?

Yeah the opening was alright. That song was the worst part ( I still like my version better :) ) That whole hitchhiker thing was stupid as hell and I really did not find the clown scary, he looked hella generic, total Poltergeist rip off for sure.
That whole part with the mortician guy was pretty cool but the monster at the end totally sucked ass and he did not last very long either.

[psycho path]

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
Psycho.. I did a search, but I cant find the topic where you talked about that Vipco print....

how was it?

The transfer is surprisingly good. It's in fullscreen, but I can tell by looking at pics from the VHS version that Vipco did one helluva job with the image transfer. The topic your talkin' about would be in horror reviews, just search Ghosthouse there and you should find my review for it.

And Parilese, I will also agree that the clown looked alot like the Poltergeist one, but I always found this one eerier looking, and more sinister when it's evil.

[Romero&Juliet]

coolcool, Psycho.. I thought for some reason that it was pan/scan, but I wasn't sure.. I believe the VHS that I saw was, but I cant quite remember.

[Elgyn]

I have to agree that the new cover for the DVD looks AWFUL.

[psycho path]

Now that I look at the film, maybe I'm giving it a little too much praise. It was pretty poorly made, even if it had a few well executed moments(that mortician death scene and the opening worked out well though...), but the majority of it is a little mediocre. Hate that dumbass rock music that plays when the three hear Tina scream and drive away. I still like the flick, but I would lower my 8/10 rating to a high 6/10.

[psycho path]

Oh yeah, I too agree that the DVD sleeve is pretty horrible. The Japanese poster art for this film would have been awesome, or even the U.S. cover art.

[ERIN_LoJ]

Originally posted by psycho path
Now that I look at the film, maybe I'm giving it a little too much praise. It was pretty poorly made, even if it had a few well executed moments(that mortician death scene and the opening worked out well though...), but the majority of it is a little mediocre. Hate that dumbass rock music that plays when the three hear Tina scream and drive away. I still like the flick, but I would lower my 8/10 rating to a high 6/10.

Yeah but remember Psycho, it doesn't always matter on how it's made. ;) Sometimes the poorly created, cheesiest ones are the keepers.

[psycho path]

Oh, I still like it. Once again, I bumped my rating up a little. Now it's 7/10.

What's everyones fav. scene from this movie? Besides the opening that is...Mines the scene when the clown goes evil on Lara Wendel's ass!

[ERIN_LoJ]

Sigh..I still need to rewatch this movie to remember. Every scene except the opening is fuzzy to me. Oh, and a few minor parts that aren't deaths. Grrrrr lol

[psycho path]

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[psycho path]

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[psycho path]

I have to buy the DVD of this film(I have a VCD, while in surprisingly good condition picture/sound wise, I want something official.)

Here's Vipco's DVD menu for Ghosthouse, which is decent in my opinion. Reminds me of the House by the cemetery DVD menu, considering the two movies share the same eerie house. Must have been a popular location for Italian horror movies back then.

[ERIN_LoJ]

Pretty decent menu. Wish more dvd menus were animated :mad:

[psycho path]

If anybody wants to buy a rare OOP version of Ghosthouse in it's original box(Infinately better than the DVD case.), Region 1, check this auction on Ebay. I'd bid on it(just too have the original box and it would be cool to see it in a darker, murkier version, it would prob. up the atmosphere.), but I'm Canadian, and the price of 10 bucks would go up to around 13 bucks(Or so), plus shipping.

So, here's the auction to anyone interested. You'll get a kick out of what it say's on the back of the box. "A movie so terrifying, saying "It's only a movie" wont be good enough." Lol.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3375343217&category=41641

[jagged halo]

***Mild Spoilers***

I bought Ghosthouse after reading countless positive reviews mainly on the IMDB database, well after making the decision to part with my hard earned cash and purchase the Vipco DVD, I am in two minds as to whether this film lies somewhere between utter shite and acceptable, you could say I'm torn......

Whilst I will give credit where its due to Umberto Lenzi for turning in some nice set pieces on a budget smaller than a DVD box case. I cannot forgive the casting for employing such horrificly talentless irritating actors. Now fact: Jamie Lee Curtis is defo-for me anyway- the scream queen of the horror genre, she screams it sounds more than plausible that indeed she is genuinely terrified, these bozo's couldn't scream their way out of a paperbag, utterly pathetic performances from ALL quarters.

Hats off though to the clown arm we see left and right of our screens from time to time, this prop turned in arguably the best performance of all. Sorry folks but every one of these so called thespians should be up on a charge for impersonating an actor.

On the plus side, the gore factor was pretty intense and realistic, I won't give to much away but the guillotine scene isn't half bad considering, infact I bet the effects guys coudn't wait for our victim to fall foul of their contraption if only to stop her from screaming, she is VERY annoying to say the least!.

Unfortunately the special effects do fall foul of the budget, terrible dissolves, infact they weren't dissolves at all, ghostly figures appear and disappear with absolutely no finesse, it reminded me a lot of the early Star Trek beam me up scenes, terrible!.

Ghosthouse does have a certain atmosphere about it, a creepiness. With that in mind I suppose this is another redeeming quality which has stopped me from totaly panning this film out of my collection.

Its not bad but its not good either.

5/10 [EDIT] :D

[psycho path]

Agreed, the acting is HORRIBLE! The editing aint' all that either, but all in all, I still like it.

By dissolves, I suppose you mean when the ghosts dissapear into thin air. I think this effect was done good at one point of the film, when Tina is in the basement crying at her dead brother and the clown doll and little girl fade away. It was done bad at the end though, I'll admit that, with the grim reaper.

Now I need to ask a question...was I the only one who noticed that cheesy rock music that plays sometimes in the movie?!!

[jagged halo]

Originally posted by psycho path
Agreed, the acting is HORRIBLE! The editing aint' all that either, but all in all, I still like it.

By dissolves, I suppose you mean when the ghosts dissapear into thin air. I think this effect was done good at one point of the film, when Tina is in the basement crying at her dead brother and the clown doll and little girl fade away. It was done bad at the end though, I'll admit that, with the grim reaper.

Now I need to ask a question...was I the only one who noticed that cheesy rock music that plays sometimes in the movie?!!

No you are not the only one to notice the cheesy rock music playing in the background!.

This film has a high cheese factor ;)

[psycho path]

I especially hate where they place the rock music at a good scene and just ruin it! Like when Tina finds Jim dead, she screams, and the others listen to her scream through the ham radio. They go to the rescue and that hilarious rock music plays!

What did you think of the nursery rhyme?

[jagged halo]

The nursery rhyme I found to be very effective, especialy the voice, very eerie, as I said in my review there definitely is a certain atmosphere about it even if the entire cast couldn't act there way into an episode of Sesamee Street.

I often come across films such as Ghosthouse, its a film that really deserves a 2 or 3 star rating if it wasn't for the aforementioned and its gore.

[psycho path]

Yeah, that song is definitely the creepiest part of the movie...it's still stuck in my head!

[jagged halo]

I'd go and see someone about that ;)

[Romero&Juliet]

Niiice.. :D

[psycho path]

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[!MorganOnyx!]

The black dude just constantly cracks me up!! The way he found his own joke SO funny makes me laugh!!! "Do you guys believe in ghosts? I do!" He doesn't even give them chance to answer, he just dives in with that fake skeleton hand!!!!! LOL

[jagged halo]

I'd forgotten about the black dude, I was to busy slamming this film for all its horrendous moments, the hitch hiker yes!, he cracked me up thinking about it to, I'm sure his part was written in at the very last moment, you know one of those sudden flashes of brilliance from Umberto just when the film appears to be dying on its arse. :D

I haven't seen that guy in anything since, I just can't imagine why a talented 'skeleton arm operator' hasn't appeared on our screens for so long.

[!MorganOnyx!]

Oh dude somebody posted a message the other day saying the black dude played the cab driver in TOTAL RECALL!!! I wonder if ARNIE paid the fare?!! If not, it'll make up for the five bucks he stole from that chicks pocket with his 'fake skeleton arm' trick!!! LOL

[jagged halo]

The old Skeleton arm trick gets 'em every time dude!!. ;)

[Elgyn]

Yep, that was me who posted the black dude is Benny the cab driver in "Total Recall".
And how the hell did he get the money from the girl without her noticing, anyway?
I guess just because he`s black.:mad:

[!MorganOnyx!]

ELGYN -

Ha ha yeah cool dude, I so thought the same thing!! If you look at the strength of the grip on the skeleton hand when he teases them with it, you can see that it clearly wouldn't be able to grab something out of a pocket!!!

Blatantly the biggest mistake of the whole film

[jagged halo]

The biggest mistakes of the film wouldn't be the choice of casting, and the unconvincing performances then ?? :rolleyes:

Gotta love that skeleton arm!!. ;)

[!MorganOnyx!]

JAGGED HALO -

Ha ha without a doubt dude!! I was being sarcastic, but sarcasm is never obvious when it's in text ha ha!! Yes, the casting, the script (what was the deal with that chick mentioning chilli all the damn time??!!!), the lack of gore after the FUCKING KICK ASS opening deaths are all major bummers!! To be honest I think the hitchhiker was the best character. At least he had fun with his role. Would have liked to see him be the hero or do something a bit more prominent though!!

P.S - DIG that ending!! Always do!

P.P.S - Award for worst acting in the whole film goes to the bloke who says "WHO ARE YOU?.........WHAT DO YOU WANT?!.........HELP!!.......SOMEBODY HELP ME!!.........AAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

I'm in stitches every time!

[psycho path]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
JAGGED HALO -

Ha ha without a doubt dude!! I was being sarcastic, but sarcasm is never obvious when it's in text ha ha!! Yes, the casting, the script (what was the deal with that chick mentioning chilli all the damn time??!!!), the lack of gore after the FUCKING KICK ASS opening deaths are all major bummers!! To be honest I think the hitchhiker was the best character. At least he had fun with his role. Would have liked to see him be the hero or do something a bit more prominent though!!

P.S - DIG that ending!! Always do!

P.P.S - Award for worst acting in the whole film goes to the bloke who says "WHO ARE YOU?.........WHAT DO YOU WANT?!.........HELP!!.......SOMEBODY HELP ME!!.........AAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

I'm in stitches every time!

Yeah, when I heard that acting from that dude I was like, WTF?! But I guess the dialogue there is bad too...who the hell says that when they see a little girl with a clown doll sitting infront of them. He's not even aware they are ghosts, just probably a prank or something.

Morgan, what ending are you talking about? The grim reaper thing or the clown doll coming back?

As for me, I liked the hitchhiker. He was useless, but as Morgan said, he looks like he was the only one enjoying his role.

[jagged halo]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
JAGGED HALO -

Ha ha without a doubt dude!! I was being sarcastic, but sarcasm is never obvious when it's in text ha ha!! Yes, the casting, the script (what was the deal with that chick mentioning chilli all the damn time??!!!), the lack of gore after the FUCKING KICK ASS opening deaths are all major bummers!! To be honest I think the hitchhiker was the best character. At least he had fun with his role. Would have liked to see him be the hero or do something a bit more prominent though!!

P.S - DIG that ending!! Always do!

P.P.S - Award for worst acting in the whole film goes to the bloke who says "WHO ARE YOU?.........WHAT DO YOU WANT?!.........HELP!!.......SOMEBODY HELP ME!!.........AAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

I'm in stitches every time!

I was attempting to be sarcastic!, alas my usual powers of sarcasm and wit have gone awry!.

That ending was as predictable as the characters themselves.

The award for best actor goes to the CLOWN!, for keeping a relatively straight face whilst having to put up with actors who should have known better.........;)

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!
(what was the deal with that chick mentioning chilli all the damn time??!!!)

LOL, yeah I loved that!
The first time we see the heroine, she`s talking on the phone and tells her man she`s making chili that night...
And so it begins....

[Elgyn]

Hey I was just watching "Cabin Fever" and noticed towards the middle of the movie Cerina Vincent`s character keeps mentioning chili.
Now, "Cabin Fever" is filled to the brim with horror movie references, so I wonder if maybe this was intentional, and Eli Roth has seen "Ghosthouse"?

[!MorganOnyx!]

PSYCHO PATH -

I was talking about the very last scene with the doll (you know where the main bird is walking down the street meeting her bloke). I'm sorry to people who hate this film but it truly is one of my favourite endings of all time!!!

JAGGED HALO -

Don't worry dude your wit didn't go amiss I was just making sure you WERE being sarcastic!! It happens to me all the time!!! Hey also loved the way the clown sported a nice, happy face one minute and then !FLASH! evil fucker smiling cock sucker face!!!!

ELGYN -

Good point dude I'm yet to see CABIN FEVER but will buy it as soon as it comes out on dvd (missed it at the cinema!!). I read an interview in FANGORIA with ELI ROTH and he is one BIG HORROR FAN!! All the editors of the mag say it was a horror film made by a bona-fide horror fan, so you may well be right!!! I love it when they put in little nods to other horror movies!

[psycho path]

Originally posted by Elgyn
Hey I was just watching "Cabin Fever" and noticed towards the middle of the movie Cerina Vincent`s character keeps mentioning chili.
Now, "Cabin Fever" is filled to the brim with horror movie references, so I wonder if maybe this was intentional, and Eli Roth has seen "Ghosthouse"?

In the Cabin Fever commentary(the first commentary), Eli mentions that he watches Umberto Lenzi films(Ghosthouse was by Umberto Lenzi, under some pretty lame pseudonysm...

[Elgyn]

Originally posted by psycho path
In the Cabin Fever commentary(the first commentary), Eli mentions that he watches Umberto Lenzi films(Ghosthouse was by Umberto Lenzi, under some pretty lame pseudonysm...


AH-HA!
So it WAS intentional!

[psycho path]

I think I got the significance of the whole Burial thing in the nursery rhyme. My guess would be that the clown doll is begging to be buried with it's original deceased owner.

I think the Burial thing is a little more effective that way. What do you guys think?

[Lizarrd]

A classic - fairly gory too!

[psycho path]

Originally posted by !MorganOnyx!


Hey also loved the way the clown sported a nice, happy face one minute and then !FLASH! evil fucker smiling cock sucker face!!!!



I actually kinda found the clown to look funny in that part. Maybe it was the way it was filmed.

[!MorganOnyx!]

PSYCHO PATH -

Oh yeah dude too true!! That's what I meant. It WAS WAY funny, but that's why I loved it!!! There was something about it, that even though it looked cheap as fuck as far as the special effects go, it still remained creepy in an unexplicable way. Maybe it's because this film scared the shit out of me as a kid, and I didn't see it again for years after! So the original feeling I got when watching it again was perhaps coming to the surface to some extent!

[psycho path]

I just showed this to my cousin, and I quote him: "That has to be the biggest pile of shit I have EVER seen." Ah, who cares about him:)

The song creeped him out highly though, and he thought the clown looked scary enough.

And Morgan, as for the clown growing sharp teeth, for me too it was a combination of scariness, and funniness.

[psycho path]

Oh yeah, here's Vipco's other Ghosthouse DVD cover. Cant these guys come up with ANYTHING good?!

[psycho path]

Anybody else seen Ghosthouse?

[!MorganOnyx!]

Dude, I thought I was a big fan of this movie but YOU are definately the all time biggest fan!!!! I had good fun with the sequel too. I presume you've seen it! Me and DAVID HASSELHOFF share the same birthday so we're connected!!!!:p

[Cronos]

i got this recently and i really liked it, the clown was fucking funny, the song was cool and it was fun

8/10

[Elgyn]

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Someone was asking about this movie in General Horror.

Just thinking about this movie makes me want to eat chili.

[SplatterMaster5]

I wish I still had this movie, I absolutely NEED to listen to the nursery rhyme again, and youtube removed all their videos of this movie. :mad:
It's gonna be a hard time tracking this film down again, but I still got House by the cemetery to tide me over until then...