House (1977)

House (1977) — Comedy / Horror A whimsical, wildly inventive cult horror-comedy about Oshare, a lively schoolgirl who takes seven classmates to spend summer at her aunt’s remote country house — only to discover the aunt is dead and the home is monstrously haunted. The girls (Fanta, KunFuu, Gari/Prof, Sweet, Mac, and Melody) arrive expecting a carefree vacation; instead they encounter increasingly surreal, often hilarious supernatural assaults and begin to vanish one by one as they uncover the tragic secret behind the house. Watching House is less about conventional jump scares and more about surrendering to a fever-dream: expect quirky characters and teen banter, shockingly creative practical effects, wildly imaginative visuals and editing, playful music, and a collision of slapstick comedy with genuinely eerie, sometimes gruesome moments. The tone flips between sunny, adolescent fun and nightmarish oddity, making it a unique, offbeat experience — part fairy tale, part nightmare. Ideal for viewers who enjoy experimental filmmaking, cult cinema, and horror that leans toward the surreal and comic rather than straightforward terror.

Actors: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba

Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Runtime: 88 min

Genres: Comedy, Horror

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