The House of the Devil2009

🏆 3 wins & 6 nominations

Horror Vault's take

Set in the early 1980s and lovingly crafted to feel like a genuine artifact of that era, Ti West's slow-burn chiller follows a cash-strapped college student who accepts a last-minute babysitting gig at a remote, imposing estate. Something about the eccentric couple who hired her is deeply, disturbingly off — and the creeping dread only intensifies as a lunar eclipse draws near. West lets tension coil for a long time before unleashing it, rewarding patient viewers with a visceral payoff rooted in satanic ritual and genuine menace.

Content: Violence, Disturbing Occult Imagery, Threat Of Human Sacrifice, Brief Gore