Silent House, The

Spain 2010, 83 minutes
Dir. Gustavo Hernandez
In Spanish with English subtitles
Rating: [R16] Contains horror scenes. Contains violence
Genres: Horror

Feat. María Salazar

Aroview: Extending the high-concept genre trend of 'self-documented' horror to its logical extreme, this audacious Spanish chiller is noteworthy for delivering its entire haunted house premise in one single, impressive take.

The formal daring spreads to the unusually cinematic visuals (for what is supposed to be ad-hoc, hand-held camerawork) and creepy sound design, though cuts short at the stock characterizations and contrived storytelling - not that has ever stopped the likes of [REC] and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY - horror films of similar ilk - thrilling their audiences.