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From writer-director Ti West comes THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, a satanic thriller set in the 1980s starring Jocelin Donahue (JT Petty’s forthcoming THE BURROWERS), indie ingénue Greta Gerwig (HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS, BAGHEAD), Tom Noonan (SNOW ANGELS, MANHUNTER), Mary Woronov (EATING RAOUL, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS), AJ Bowen (THE SIGNAL) and Dee Wallace (E.T., Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN).
Sam (Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (cult actors Noonan and Woronov) are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creeky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for a total lunar eclipse. Megan (Gerwig) is Sam’s best friend, who gives her a ride out to the house, and reluctantly leaves her there despite suspecting that something is amiss. Victor (Bowen) at first seems like just a creepy guy lurking around the house, but quickly makes it clear that Sam will end this night in a bloody fight for her life....
 
WRITER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR Ti West
PRODUCERS Josh Braun
Roger Kass
Larry Fessenden
Peter Phok
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Malik B. Ali
Greg Newman
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE Derek Curl
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Badie Ali
Hamza Ali
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Eliot Rockett
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jade Healy
COSTUME DESIGNER Robin Fitzgerald
ORIGINAL SCORE Jeff Grace
SAM Jocelin Donahue
MEGAN Greta Gerwig
MRS. ULMAN Mary Woronov
MR. ULMAN Tom Noonan
VICTOR AJ Bowen
MOTHER Danielle Noe
LANDLADY Dee Wallace
HEATHER Heather Robb
NEWS ANCHOR John Speredakos
WOMAN ANCHOR Mary McCann
NURSE Brenda Cooney
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“HERE IS A HORROR MOVIE WITH REAL SHIVERS. Director Ti West shows a real gift for the genre.” – Manohla Dargis, NY Times
“The rare scary film that does not pander to its audience. It establishes mood with the precision and care of the early films of Roman Polanski” – Jason Zinoman, VANITY FAIR
“A BABYSITTER-MEETS-EVIL GEM OF A MOVIE.” – Robert Abele, LA Times
“DELICIOUSLY DEMONIC. It will keep you marvelously unnerved and unsettled.” – Dennis Dermody, Paper
“THE BEST HORROR FILM OF 2009. One of the most gorgeous, sexy and vital horror films in recent memory. No other director could have made this film better than Ti West.” - Hunter Stephenson, Slash Film
“**** Director Ti West is out for something more timeless: TO INDUCE PARALYZING FEAR.” – Keith Uhlich, Time Out NY
“ALMOST UNBEARABLY SUSPENSEFUL.” – Claudia Puig, USA Today
“It takes its pleasure and gives its kicks through the slow cooking of dread. A smart tutorial in Thriller 101.” – Richard Corliss, Time
“BY FAR THE FREAKIEST AND MOST UNNERVING SHOCKER IN THEATRES THIS SEASON.” – Mark Savlov, Austin Chronicle
“A SURE FEEL FOR SUSPENSE. Director Ti West expertly slathers on the dread.” – Kyle Smith, NY Post
“WITHOUT A DOUBT THE AMERICAN INDIE HORROR FILM OF THE YEAR.” – Todd Brown, Twitch.con
“It’s hard to imagine anything coming along in the next two months that disabuses me of the notion that this is the best horror film of the year.” – Karina Longworth, Spout.com
“IT’S THE REAL DEAL that ratchets up the suspense to knuckle-whitening proportions.” Maitland McDonagh, AMCtv.com
This is terrific work, cold and gripping and very devilish indeed. You have to wait for "The House of the Devil" to deliver on its promises -- but when it does, holy crap. Seriously, holy crap. – Eric D. Snider, CINEMATICAL
”In a year where there's been a lot of strong horror offerings, House of the Devil is clearly the best of the bunch.” – Edward Douglas, Comingsoon.net
From the first shot, you know you are in the hands of a purposeful, sophisticated genre director.” – Amy Taubin, Film Comment
Ti West’s “The House of the Devil” is a wet dream for horror fans. – Eric Kohn, IndieWIRE
“IT’S CREEPY AS HELL! The slow-burning suspense ratchets it to a gonzo, bloody finale.” – Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
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