Horror: The Boys Star in House of Evil, a film not allowed in cinemas for children under 12

Were you shivering before Insidious: The Red Door and the Lambert Family Trouble? Now discover Peter’s family in the House of Evil!

Four years after the horror series Marianne aired on Netflix, French director Samuel Beaudin returns with the American feature film La Maison du Mal.

This film stars Lizzie Kaplan (Masters of Sex, Elusive 2), Antony Starr (Patron in the hit series The Boys), a young Woody Norman and Cleopatra Coleman (The Last Man on Earth), Peter, eight years old. , suffering from a mysterious knocking sound coming from the wall of his room.

His parents say it’s just a figment of his imagination. As his fear grows, Peter convinces himself that his parents are hiding a terrible secret from him and loses faith in them, which only increases his pain and fear…

Prohibited for children under 12, the horror feature is written by Chris Thomas Devlin, to whom we owe The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and produced by Barbarian and It producers.

In 2018, the script was ranked number one on the Blood List, a list of the best but raw horror screenplays. Created in 2009, it is equivalent to a blacklist.

Shooting horror through the eyes of a child

House of Evil Plays on the border of reality and imagination. Director Samuel Bodin wanted to show the world from the perspective of his young hero.

In the press kit, he explains: “This is the world as seen through Peter’s eyes. A young Woody Norman guided us through this story with amazing truth and sensitivity. It was a pleasure to follow him..”

Then it goes back to the tone and workings of the film Liz Kaplan and Anthony Starr who represent Peter’s parents.

“With Lizzie and Anthony, we worked on a colorful and slightly unusual interpretation. We found a unique and disturbing tone, as menacing as the evil parents who haunt the Grimms’ fairy tales. Sometimes I still see their big scary smiles that glow in the dark.“

And fans of the series Boys It will be exciting to see the Guardian interpreter in the role of the annoying father while waiting to see him in the fourth season of the series, which will be broadcast on Prime Video.

“This movie is like a dissonant, awkward nursery rhyme. It’s like a Halloween prank, full of color and menace, where the parents are as rotten as the pumpkin patch outside the house. It’s a little fairy tale, with a wicked surprise. The middle. Poisoned birthday cake. Hope you enjoy it.“- adds the director.

House of Evil It’s currently in theaters.