Review of The Houses October Built (2014) by Jake R — 17 Mar 2018

"Found Footage" horror films are nothing new in 2014, but every so often an indie film comes along that manages to stand out from the rest. 'THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT' is one of these standouts, due almost entirely to director Bobby Roe's work behind the camera.

The cast is also believable enough, featuring pretty average people who manage to sell their roles with heart and (on occasion) what seems to be genuine fear. I found the premise to be pretty standard, but the development worked out just fine in my opinion, and the film embraces its place as a horror film made by horror fans to explore the recent explosive trend of 'hyper-realistic, super intense' haunted houses that have popped up across America.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, and though some might argue that it fails to present anything new or unique in an already saturated horror film market, I found it to be lots of fun.