A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.... (Full plot summary below)
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A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.
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| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonThough this isn’t very gory, the intensity level is impressive in the haunting scenes, so much so that, at one point, I caught myself watching through my fingers. The sound design also deserves mention, because a haunted house is only as good as its noises, creaks, and moans. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichFor all of its clumsiness and rookie missteps (which continue through the film’s gut-punch of a coda), His House is an urgent and spine-tingling ghost story about what it means to begin anew in a home that may not want you to live in it. |
| IGNSiddhant AdlakhaTightly wound on almost every front, His House packs an enormous emotional punch even once its scares grow stale. |
| Slant MagazineDerek SmithThroughout, Remi Weekes forcefully, resonantly ties the film’s terror to the inner turmoil of his characters. |
| The A.V. ClubAnya StanleyA potent, heart-wrenching spin on the classic haunted house story, buoyed by two stellar lead performances. |
| Original-CinKaren GordonIf His House doesn’t quite achieve the deeply unsettling tone that makes a good horror movie hard to shake, it still succeeds as an exploration of trauma, and the way it can shape and challenge the human psyche. |
| New York PostJohnny OleksinskiThroughout, Dirisu and Mosaku enliven a fascinating character study. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenWunmi Mosaku (Ruby on HBO’s Lovecraft Country) has a fierce sense of determination, even if her character has to defer in this traditional marriage, and Sope Dirisu keeps revealing more and more layers to the husband, a man struggling to survive under what ultimately feels like the curse of assimilation. |
| PolygonRobert DanielsRemi Weekes’ feature directorial debut not only exposes the horrors of the immigration system, but mines survivor guilt for a clever, bone-chilling thriller. |
| EmpireChris Hewitt (1)One of the best British horror debuts in years, populated by well-drawn characters and a particularly nasty spirit. If you get a chance to move into His House, take it. |
