The House of the Devil

This is a great horror movie that throws homage to the classic 1980s horror genre. The film is very slow, but very effective and you almost forget that this film was made in the 21st century.

The House of the Devil is a 2009 horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, and Mary Woronov. It combines elements of both the slasher film and haunted house subgenres while using the “satanic panic” of the 1980s as a central plot element. The film attempts to recreate the 1970s and 1980s style of horror films, using filming techniques and technology similar to those used in that era.

The film’s opening text claims that it is based upon true events, a technique used in horror films of the late 1970s and early 1980s such as The Amityville Horrorand The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (for these films, this was often later proven false or only partially true).^[4] However, what actual events it is purportedly based on are not mentioned in the film or in any press releases.

Source: Wikipedia