The Houses October Built

The Houses October Built

Directed by Bobby Roe

Produced by Room 101, Foreboding Films

201491 min5.0 / 10

A found-footage horror film that weaponizes the haunted-house premise itself, trapping its protagonists in an escalating nightmare where the line between attraction and reality collapses.

Beneath the fake blood and cheap masks of countless haunted house attractions across the country, there are whispers of truly terrifying alternatives. Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them…

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Questions people ask

  • Does The Houses October Built end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Houses October Built scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Houses October Built easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Houses October Built violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Houses October Built sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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