“You Have Been Warned!” Synopsis: A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.

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Calamity Brains:

As a video nasty, Don’t Go in the House still isn’t exactly gore-or porn, but definitely sacrifices plot in favor of shock and horror. The frequent uncomfortable and horrifying moments throughout the movie have less of an impact than they should without the stronger characterization or story behind them, but they are still noteworthy and enough to make even a veteran viewer wince.

If you’re the type to shout at the screen, Don’t Go in the House will definitely have you shouting its title. What little plot there is revolves around the standard trope where a confluence of events makes an abuse survivor snap and become a serial killer. But our killer’s favored method of murder involves luring women to his home and then burning them to death… which, aside from the first woman who is a bit more intelligent about the whole thing, just made me frustrated that so many victims were happy to accompany Donny (Dan Grimaldi) into his creepy house.

I found myself loving the makeup and effects in this flick. (I also appreciated how much it made me flinch.) But in between the shock scenes, I found the attempts at character development to be lackluster at best. Though Dan Grimaldi does an acceptable job portraying this disturbed young man, there was nothing very interesting about his interactions with others and no real mystery about how the movie would end. Because you’re unlikely to miss anything crucial in the plot, I’d suggest watching this with friends and talking through the interim scenes – you’ll definitely be distracted from your conversation in time to see the good stuff.

Calamity Brains’ Rating: B-
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