Episode 43: House

Fatal Femmes

In this episode we look at the 1977 Japanese movie House. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Written by Chiho Katsura. Starring Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Oba, Mieko Sato, Masayo Miyako, Eriko Tanaka, and Yōko Minamida.

To get us started here is a synopsis: A schoolgirl travels with her six classmates to her ailing aunt’s country home, where they come face to face with supernatural events as the girls are, one by one, devoured by the home.

We do want to caution you this episode is full of spoilers. We have an in-depth discussion on the plot so if you care about that, go watch the movie and come back. We’ll be waiting.

Trigger warnings for this episode are disturbing images, blood, gore, and violence.

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(1977_film)

https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/praise-hausu-worlds-most-demented-haunted-house-film