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The House of the Devil
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The House of the Devil is a 2009 horror film written, directed and edited by Ti West and starring Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Dee Wallace, Mary Woronov and A.J. Bowen.In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes (Donahue) rents a small apartment but finds herself struggling to come up with the first month's rent. Out of desperation, she takes a babysitting job that will coincide with a full lunar eclipse, even after several strange interactions with the man who placed the ad.Upon arriving at the isolated house where the job will take place, which belongs to the Ulman family, mysteries and revelations begin to pile up in increasingly bizarre forms, leading Samantha to the terrifying secret kept by her clients.The film is notable for its convincing retraux evocation of old '70s and '80s horror movies, mainly from the slasher and Haunted House subgenres. This was achieved with elements including the use of filming equipment from the times such as 16mm film, the emulation of then-standard filming techniques (like the preference of camera zooms over dolly-ins), stylized opening and closing credits, and dramatized claims of its story being based on true events à la The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and The Amityville Horror (1979).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })As this is a film with a plot containing major twists, watch out for spoilers. | |
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Action Survivor: Samantha becomes one during the final 20 minutes or so, killing both Victor and Mrs. Ulman after freeing herself from her bonds. | |
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Affably Evil: From beginning to end, Mr. Ulman never stops being civil and personable to Samantha, even though he leads the cult that abducts her. He tries as best as he can to ease her into the truth of what she's really been called to do, both in terms of the babysitting job and the ultimate Satanic ritual, openly invites her to shoot him after she learns the truth, and shows genuine horror when she turns the gun on herself instead. | |
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Arc Words: At multiple points, Samantha tries to get her head straight by telling herself to "get a grip." | |
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The '80s: The story takes place sometime within this decade, possibly 1983. The film itself is a homage to old horror movies of the era, combining elements of the slasher and haunted house subgenres of the '70s and '80s. | |
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