But a clock
in the wall seems rather absurd
The noise it
makes will drive you mad
And could be
a countdown to something bad
An orphaned
child, innocent and bright
Comes into a
house on a dark, long night
If the
mystery is solved is still to be seen,
But we visit
this house on A Strange Halloween
The House
with a Clock in its Walls is based on the 1973 novel written by John Bellairs
of the same name. I haven’t read the book, but give me a break, I’m going to be
doing a bucketload of adaptations very shortly and I’ve got a lot of reading to
do as it is. Adapting the film to screenplay is Erik Kripke who’s only film
writing credit was Boogeyman, which was lambasted by critics. He’s gone on to
help run acclaimed shows like Supernatural, Revolution and Timeless and also
the comic series Jacked… I have never read Jacked and the general premise does
not appeal to me.
Directing
the project is Eli Roth, who has experience as a screenwriter, producer and
director of various things, sometimes all at once. The film was financially
successful, making $131m on its $42m budget, but was less of a hit with
audiences and critics with 66 and 45% ratings and average scores of 5.98/10 and
3.12/5 respectively. So, where do I stand on this? Let’s take a look.
