Allegedly inspired by true events, "House of Darkness" played like a set of clichés from the haunted house-horror film genres.
Brian (a carpenter) and Kelly (a massage therapist) are having marital difficulties. A therapist recommends that they each video record their feelings. The pacing of the film drags with the intermittent videos of the couple venting their thoughts about the other.
Brian and Kelly move from San Francisco to the country along with their little girl Sarah. The purchase a house at the corner of Church and Ballard with a disturbing record of fatalities, but were not apprised of this background from the realtor.
Brian apparently succumbs to the dark side while Kelly retains her senses and wants to take little Sarah away from the danger zone. It was difficult to understand why Brian would constantly leave Kelly and Sarah and retreat to his garage. Kelly was correct in suggesting that Brian was "the most selfish man in the world."
The film genuinely collapses at the end with an obligatory visit to a prison where Sarah meets the poor resident Ruth Wallace who succumbed to the dark side and murdered her children. Apparently, the house will remain haunted even after it burns to the ground and is rebuilt.
The film's denouement failed to tie up the loose ends on whether Kelly will face legal difficulties related to Brian's death. And, by the way, what ever happened to the poor psychic who suffered an attack of bees while sitting in her car?
Brian (a carpenter) and Kelly (a massage therapist) are having marital difficulties. A therapist recommends that they each video record their feelings. The pacing of the film drags with the intermittent videos of the couple venting their thoughts about the other.
Brian and Kelly move from San Francisco to the country along with their little girl Sarah. The purchase a house at the corner of Church and Ballard with a disturbing record of fatalities, but were not apprised of this background from the realtor.
Brian apparently succumbs to the dark side while Kelly retains her senses and wants to take little Sarah away from the danger zone. It was difficult to understand why Brian would constantly leave Kelly and Sarah and retreat to his garage. Kelly was correct in suggesting that Brian was "the most selfish man in the world."
The film genuinely collapses at the end with an obligatory visit to a prison where Sarah meets the poor resident Ruth Wallace who succumbed to the dark side and murdered her children. Apparently, the house will remain haunted even after it burns to the ground and is rebuilt.
The film's denouement failed to tie up the loose ends on whether Kelly will face legal difficulties related to Brian's death. And, by the way, what ever happened to the poor psychic who suffered an attack of bees while sitting in her car?