House (Hausu, 1977) – Episode 121 – Decades of Horror 1970s

"She eats unmarried young girls. It is the only time she can wear her wedding gown.” Cool! Sounds like a great place to spend your summer vacation. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they ride the bus to Auntie’s and try to avoid the cat with the laser eyes in House (1977).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 121 – House (Hausu, 1977)

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A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.

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• Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
• Writers: Chiho Katsura (screenplay), Chigumi Ôbayashi (original story)
• Cast:
  • Kimiko Ikegami as Gorgeous
  • Miki Jinbo as Kung Fu
  • Ai Matsubara as Prof
  • Kumiko Oba as Fantasy
  • Mieko Sato as Mac
  • Masayo Miyako as Sweet
  • Eriko Tanaka as Melody
  • Yōko Minamida as Auntie
  • Kiyohiko Ozaki as Keisuke Tōgō
  • Saho Sasazawa as Father
  • Haruko Wanibuchi as Ryoko Ema

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s House is an infamous Toho film. According to Bill, if you do an internet search for “weird Japanese movies,” House turns up number one on every list. Chad calls it the strangest movie they’ve ever removed. The 45-minute documentary on the Criterion Blu-ray edition is well worth the cost in Jeff’s opinion, especially in giving the viewer a vague idea of what House is all about. Doc, on the other hand, says don’t even bother trying to follow the narrative, but if you pay attention to what’s going on in the background, you might just see a talking watermelon puppet.

House (Hausu, original title) is without a doubt a unique and stunning film, one everyone should see at least once. Jeff has already recommended the Blu-ray from Criterion and currently, House is available to stream on HBOmax and the Criterion Channel. Your loyal Grue-Crew says check it out!

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror 2-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973), another Amicus Productions film starring Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Herbert Lom, and Patrick Magee.

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