“I never know what I am getting myself into” - Brandy I liked the idea, just felt like a long buildup and a short payoff. That is never a good thing! 👹:clown: 🔚

Before _Haunt_ (2019) or _Hell House LLC_ (2015) there was _The Houses October Built_. While not as good as either of those movies, it does a good job with the premise. The story is simple: this is a found-footage movie about a group of friends documenting their search for the most extreme haunts. What helps the authenticity is that our main group's footage is intercut with what looks like real news clips, and interviews with non actors. The found-footage angle does help the movie to feel more real, but some of the scenes do lead one to wonder how we, as the viewer, have access to this footage. Hell, _The Blair Witch Project_ (1999) figured this out several years before this was made. Anyway! This is a fun ride. I recommend this to horror fans, especially if you like found footage.

I’d like to see this universe and the Hell House universe meet.

My biggest problem was actually just the way found footage was used. The film itself was cut together, there was voice over and sound effects. Cameras outside on the car? I wonder how this video came about and who decided which recordings to use and how. Otherwise, the idea of the film is very interesting. The haunted house culture is something new for me, I don't think we really have that. It was almost really fun to go on a trip with the group. And I shuddered with them too. I will definitely take a look at the 2nd part, maybe this will clarify a little more.

Another need idea for a Found Footage film! I do go myself through Haunted Houses every year in Walibi Holland, (going again this saturday) so I liked what they were going for. However, I do agree with people here that they could've done more with it. Somehow it became predictable and you knew what would happen because of the beginning, I also wished they had more of those interviews, like really, really, make it a documentary, I wish we got a clearer view of the Haunted Houses they visited and the abrupt ending wasn't so good. But I did like the acting, the costumes, the traveling and searching for the houses and it did entertain me, it's just that I really have a feeling that there could've been more to it. I might sound negative but The Houses October Built is worth a watch though! It did get me hyped for Saturday though!