Haunt

"Some monsters are real."

2019 1h 33m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 1,433

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On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.

“Some monsters are real.”

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Cast

Katie Stevens
Harper
Will Brittain
Nathan
Lauryn McClain
Bailey
Shazi Raja
Angela
Andrew Lewis Caldwell
Evan
Schuyler Helford
Mallory
Chaney Morrow
Ghost
Damian Maffei
Devil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bryan Woods
Writers: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Haunt Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bryan Woods, shot by Ryan Samul. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by tomandandy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Terel Gibson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Katie Stevens and Will Brittain and Lauryn McClain carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some monsters are real.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bryan Woods directs. Ryan Samul behind the camera. tomandandy scores. Terel Gibson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "Haunt Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Bryan Woods, shot by Ryan Samul. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by tomandandy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Terel Gibson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Katie Stevens and Will Brittain and Lauryn McClain carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some monsters are real.".
9IMDB entry: tt6535880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "mask", "shotgun", "maze", "halloween".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ryan Samul
Original score: tomandandy
Editing: Terel Gibson
Production design: Austin Gorg
Costume design: Nancy Collini
Makeup / hair: Scott H. Reeder
VFX supervisor: David Van Dyke
Sound: Brandon Proctor
Stunt coordinator: T.J. White
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $2,243,353
Return: 45% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Haunt (2019)

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Haunt Collection

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Repo Jack2020-10-28
★ 7/10
Most "Haunted House" attraction movies are horrible. "Haunt" is the rare exception. The directors also wrote "The Quiet Place" and Eli Roth was involved. Regardless, this is a slick Halloween thriller.
whitsbrain2024-01-30
★ 4/10
Haunt starts out trying to be creepy with shots of haunted house staff members wearing clown masks. It does the usual clown thing, which is to stand there, silent and ominously. Not scary. Then at about the 57-minute mark, the movie goes bonkers with some brutal clawhammer and sledgehammer violence, shotguns, nails through feet...it definitely changes its tone. The six friends that enter the haunted house do the usual stupid things that are needed to make a slasher film work, but they're not entirely unlikable characters. Harper is the one that the viewer is supposed to empathize with, and for the most part, she's easy to pull for. Her abusive boyfriend exits and later reenters the movie, only to get clobbered by baddies, presumably because the viewer is just supposed to hate him. It just adds another person to the body count. This was a timely watch because it's Halloween season and this is setup as a Halloween flick. It's not horrible, it's just not scary and is a run-of-the-mill Horror movie.
patient12025-10-14
★ 7/10
Already a feeling of unease, pranksters have a tendency to throw off the vibe while trying to set one. Something feels off in the haunted house, started before even entering the place. Things are picking up, and the terror is setting in for our characters, and it feels like it's all gone wrong and now to see was out really ever even an option for them. The brutality is inspired and satisfyingly maniacal, while sheer viciousness is just gorily beautiful. This new sect of torture porn/horror is growing on me. This film is actually quite amusing and fun.