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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 07 Nov 2009

If you like horror movies that actually have some artistic merit to them, this is definitely one of the more noteworthy pictures of the year…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 06 Nov 2009

The finale has energy to spare, all of it leading up to a gloriously shocking coda that, while not new, seriously made my skin crawl…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 02 Nov 2009

The film is a perfectly pitched old-school horror homage to a '70s/'80s-era of cinema that should have been…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for AMCtv.com (25) on 02 Nov 2009

If you love a nerve-stretching build up to a seriously creepy payoff, you'll want to see for yourself…

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By Jimmyo (378) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 02 Nov 2009

there is one scene early on with Mr. A.J. Bowen that is as creepy as anything you're going to get this summer…

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By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 30 Oct 2009

The House of the Devil could have certainly turned out stronger with a shorter buildup and a more drawn out climax, but who am I to argue…

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By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Mania.com (396) on 30 Oct 2009

Those of us who remember that strange and marvelous era when the grindhouse gave way to VHS pajama parties are apt to see a kindred spirit…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 30 Oct 2009

By far the freakiest and most unnerving shocker in theatres this season…

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By Askmen.com Staff (13) for AskMen.com (164) on 30 Oct 2009

The House of the Devil is not only set in the early '80s, but director Ti West chose to shoot and structure the film in a way so as to make…

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By Scott Von Doviak (217) for Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com (553) on 30 Oct 2009

More concerned with stretching nail-biting suspense to the breaking point than finding new ways of making heads explode…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 30 Oct 2009

A clever picture, and something of a novelty -- it's not going to change the face or direction of horror filmmaking in any drastic way…

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By Dave White (762) for Movies.com (1,002) on 30 Oct 2009

As much as the slow pacing, the out-of-time quality creates a sense of dislocation, that makes what's coming for her even more unpleasant…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 30 Oct 2009

Impressively directed with impeccable production design, this is a note-perfect pastiche of a 1980s horror film that's both suspenseful and…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 30 Oct 2009

West's assured way with widescreen framing, long takes and silences followed by sharp if explainable noise are almost cruelly funny in their…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Brand X (72) on 29 Oct 2009

The buildup is undeniably effective; for most of the movie, it provides the same kind of thrills as Paranormal Activity, if somewhat less brilliantly…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 29 Oct 2009

West avoids cliché and cheesiness with wise casting choices…

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By Karina Longworth (242) for SpoutBlog (66) on 29 Oct 2009

This is scary in a way that unrelenting brutality could never be…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for AV Club (2,778) on 29 Oct 2009

If nothing else, Ti West’s retro “Satan rules…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 29 Oct 2009

Devil is generously unassuming, making the film more of a secret handshake than a blood-spattered, deafening gorefest…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 29 Oct 2009

Skims away so much of the noisy and excessive clichés of today's terror flicks that it feels like a breath of fresh air…

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