House on the Hill (film)
| House on the Hill | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jeff Frentzen |
| Produced by |
Jeff Frentzen Shannon Leade |
| Written by |
Jeff Frentzen Nicole Marie Polec |
| Starring |
Naidra Dawn Thomson Shannon Leade Stephen A.F. Day Sam Leung |
| Music by |
Jonah Kraut Robert J. Walsh |
| Cinematography | Jean-Michel Duquesne |
| Edited by |
Christian Baker Jeff Frentzen |
Production company |
North 40 Productions Options Entertainment |
| Distributed by | ITN Distribution |
Release dates | 2012 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
House on the Hill is a 2012 American horror film directed by Jeff Frentzen and based on the real-life killing spree of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. The film had its world premiere on 11 May 2012 at the Monaco Charity Film Festival and was released to DVD in the United Kingdom and United States in 2015. In the United Kingdom, 7 minutes and 12 seconds were cut from the film by the British Board of Film Classification in order to obtain an 18 rating.[1]
Synopsis
Sonia (Naidra Dawn Thomson) is the only known survivor of the serial killer Leonard Lake. She's paired up with a private investigator in the hopes of finding a lost woman and during their exploration of Lake compound, she tells the investigator about how she was tortured and forced to videotape the rape, torture, and murder of another woman.
Cast
- Naidra Dawn Thomson as Sonia
- Shannon Leade as Karianna
- Stephen A.F. Day as Leonard Lake
- Sam Leung as Charles Ng
- Kevin McCloskey as Paul Kale
- Laura Hofrichter as Sara (as Laura Leigh)
- Brenna Catherine Briski as Leila
- Crystal Nelson as Jennifer
- Tya Adams as Sandra
- Olivia Parrish as Julie
- Rachael Devlin as Cat
- Elissa Dowling as Mary
Reception
HorrorNews.net and Bloody Disgusting both panned the film, criticizing it for what they saw as poor plotting and acting.[2][3] Ain't It Cool News was slightly more positive in their review, praising the performances of Day and Leung while overall stating "while the filmmakers had some disquieting inspiration to build a movie on, HOUSE ON THE HILL is just too low fi to be effective in any way."[4]
References
- ↑ "HOUSE ON THE HILL". BBFC. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Film Review: House on the Hill (2012)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ Coffel, Chris. "[DVD Review] ‘House On the Hill’ Is a Found-Footage Mess". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "AICN HORROR looks at EXTINCTION! WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS! THE CHOSEN! ZONE TROOPERS! I, MADMAN! ALIEN OUTPOST! GHOST TOWN! HOUSE ON THE HILL! EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN! JAWS OF SATAN! UDBRUD! & The Bloody Jug Band’s “Beautiful Corpse!”". AICN. Retrieved 6 September 2015.