Housebound

Bloody brilliant.

– Peter Jackson

Housebound quickly tears apart the classic haunted-house movie piece by piece, and then reconstructs it on the fly with fresh new materials, garnished with oodles of blood, dark comedy, strong characters, and genuine suspense.

– Peter Martin, reviewing Housebound for website Twitch, 16 March 2014

... this near-flawless mix of laughs and scares is one of the genre-related highlights of the year ... Separating “Housebound” from most films of its type is super-smart plotting and confident tonal control, as Johnstone’s screenplay throws one terrific curve ball after another and never allows its goofy humour to compromise its genuinely scary components.

– Variety reviewer Richard Kuipers, 4 August 2004

I wanted the protagonist to be someone that wouldn't scare easily. That way, when she does finally fall victim to fear, it's much more palpable. Thankfully Morgana [O'Reilly] looks a little bit like a young gypsy-witch nursing a hangover but she's also incredible at playing scared.

– Director Gerard Johnstone in The Austin Chronicle, 11 March 2014