Released earlier this year, Demon House is a documentary about a house in Gary, Indiana that is reportedly haunted. The documentary is written, directed, and produced by everyone's favorite paranormal-investigator/charlatan Zak Bagans who, of course, also stars in the film.
Now, I actually really like Zak Bagans show on the Travel Channel Ghost Adventures, it's a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, so I was very interested in checking this out. Unfortunately, the film just feels like a much longer episode of the TV show... and not one of the good episodes.
So, what's it about?
Shortly after having a nightmare, Bagans hears a news story about a house that is supposedly home to a multitude of demons and so he buys the house sight unseen. He then travels to Indiana to investigate, looking for anyone with any connection to the home. The majority of the movie is just Zak conducting interviews, which is a little disappointing if you go in looking for more of a ghost-hunting movie like I was. Toward the end of the film Zak actually does finally decide to stay the night alone in the house with all the windows and doors boarded up. Not much happens. A blurry shadow is briefly seen on camera, Zak gets a bad headache and claims that the night in the house was the cause of him now needing to wear glasses. After that, the house is torn down and the movie is over.
Overall, I didn't find this film all that compelling and I can't see myself actually recommending it anyone.
I give Demon House a 1 out of 5.
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