Monster House (2006) 9/10

Starring : Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke, Sam Lerner, Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Nick Cannon, Jason Lee, Jon Heder
Director : Gil Kenan
Running Time : 87 mins

When teenager DJ (Musso) accidentally causes his neighbour Mr Nebbercracker (Buscemi) to have a seizure and is rushed to hospital, he starts getting strange phone calls from the old man’s house. With the help of his friend Chowder (Lerner), he investigates the house and discovers that it is actually alive and that it is going to eat all the children that visit it on Halloween!

This was an excellent film, which didn’t try to pander to children but instead tried to make the film genuinely creepy without bumping the certificate too high. The kid actors are brilliant in the three lead roles, and the additional cast of characters are just as good. Definitely worth watching.

You’ll like this if you liked : Ghostbusters