Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- witty
- bizarre
- cult horror night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the sequel as a modest return to the original franchise's horror-comedy approach and a fitting conclusion despite its limited impact.
What sets it apart
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Kelly and Laurel move into the Cobb house, where bizarre and frightening events unfold inside the supposedly haunted residence.
The film explicitly returns to the franchise's horror-comedy formula, combining haunted-house events with comedic genre treatment.
The Cobb family must cope with haunting phenomena while facing pressure to sell the family home to a mysterious group.
The unexplained group seeking the Cobb home adds an external mystery and drives the family's concern over the property's fate.
Films like House IV, and why
House
shared haunted-house setting, supernatural scares, and comic horror tone
House II: The Second Story
shared horror-comedy formula centered on an ordinary family confronting a bizarre supernatural home
The 'Burbs
shared domestic haunted-house premise, eccentric supernatural events, and playful genre sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Lewis Abernathy
- Release Date
- 1992-01-21
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (104)
Cast
- Terri Treas
- William Katt
- Scott Burkholder
- Denny Dillon
- Melissa Clayton
- Dabbs Greer
- Ned Romero
- Ned Bellamy
- John Santucci
- Rebecca Rocheford Davies
Common questions
- What is House IV about?
- A grieving family returns to a supposedly haunted inheritance and finds comic supernatural terror competing with a mysterious bid for the property.
- What is House IV like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House IV as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is House IV violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in House IV as mild.
- What did critics think of House IV?
- Critics broadly viewed the sequel as a modest return to the original franchise's horror-comedy approach and a fitting conclusion despite its limited impact.
- Which films are like House IV?
- Films with a similar feel include House, House II: The Second Story, and The 'Burbs.
- How long is House IV?
- House IV runs 94 minutes.
