One of 2009's best horror films according to:
LOS ANGELES TIMES
TIME OUT NEW YORK
THE AV CLUB
BOX OFFICE MAGAZINE
PAPER MAGAZINE
SLANT MAGAZINE
THE OREGONIAN
CINEMATICAL
METROMIX NASHVILLE
TWITCH FILMS
SLASH FILMS
BLOODY DISGUSTING
SHOCK TILL YOU DROP
FEAR NET
HORROR MOVIES.ca
THE ALLMOVIE BLOG

"A horror Movie with real shivers,"
NEW YORK TIMES

"FOUR STARS… The horror film of the year,"
TIME OUT NEW YORK

"keeps you marvelously unnerved and unsettled"
PAPER MAGAZINE

"a wet dream for horror fans"
INDIEWIRE

"a fine little old-school thriller… 3 ½ Stars"
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"Unbearably suspenseful"
USA TODAY

"Tour de force"
LA TIMES

"Pick of the week"
TIME MAGAZINE

"The House of the Devil is by far the freakiest and most unnerving shocker in theatres this season."
LA TIMES

"crisp, economical, satisfying little horror pic reclaims the pleasures of the kind of old-school formula…There's wit in this smartly shot production"
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY MAGAZINE

"Proficient, if not psychologically piercing…West's pièce de résistance"
THE VILLAGE VOICE

"Remarkable"
TIME OUT CHICAGO

"love House of the Devil"
NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"The House of the Devil' feels like some lost gem… "
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

"the best '80s babysitter-in-peril movie never made"
VARIETY

"Highly enjoyable throwback horror exercise…Nailing the low-rent aesthetic of Reagan-era horror films…The House Of The Devil works as just a really effective fright flick"
THE ONION

"Spellbinding… The movie is a living, breathing nostalgia piece oozing period authenticity in every aspect of its creation… retro fun."
GEOFF BERKSHIRE, METROMIX

"Without a doubt that Ti West's The House of the Devil is a lock for my top five films of 2009, and for best horror film of the year…a gorgeous, genuinely creepy period piece"
SLASH FILM

"a hardcore love letter to fans of 80s horror"
BLOODY-DISGUSTING

"cold and gripping and very devilish indeed"
CINEMATICAL

"horror at its finest and freakiest"
SHOCKTILLYOUDROP

"…a good case of the creeps."
FANGORIA

"Without a doubt the American indie horror of the year"
TODD BROWN, TWITCH

"The House of the Devil is easily Ti West's most accomplished work to date and it's a film that both West and Dark Sky Films/MPI should be very, very proud of."
MR. DISGUSTING, BLOODY DISGUSTING

"House will probably rank among the top-three American horror films of the year."
TODD BROWN, AMC.COM

"The House of the Devil is a deliberately paced, well-acted, quite scary scare-fest."
SCOTT COLLURA, IGN.COM

"This is old school, slow burn, psychological horror at its finest and freakiest."
COLIN DEMARCO, SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.COM

This is terrific work, cold and gripping and very devilish indeed."
CINEMATICAL

"'House of the Devil' is great fun. West raises the possibility of opening up horror to general audiences again."
ANDREW O'HEHIR, SALON.COM

"…one of the years best"
HORRORMOVIES.CA

"In a year where there's been a lot of strong horror offerings--Ti West's House of the Devil is clearly the best of the bunch"
COMINGSOON.NET

"'The House of the Devil' feels like more than just a movie… an indication of what may be next for the horror genre—a return to the language of suspense rather than simple or superficial scares, and the kind of storytelling that leaves an impression with the viewer."
SCIFIWIRE

"A near-masterpiece of old-fashioned suspense."
THE OREGONIAN

"The House of the Devil is by far the freakiest and most unnerving shocker in theatres this season."
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE

"Go!"
LA WEEKLY

"The rare scary film that does not pander to its audience"
VANITY FAIR

"The film is tonally perfect"
AINT IT COOL NEWS

"FOUR STARS - You're on the edge of your seat so long it's nearly hell—and hell, by the way, is even scarier after you see The House of the Devil."
BOX OFFICE

"One of the most gorgeous, sexy, and vital horror films in recent memory… The best horror film of 2009."
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