''The Happy House'' is a 2013 American comedy horror film written and directed by D. W. Young and starring Khan Baykal,

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, Kathleen McNenny, Oliver Henzler, Mike Houston and Charles Borland.

Cast

*Khan Baykal as Joe *

as Wendy *

as Hildie *Kathleen McNenny as Linda *Oliver Henzler as Hverven *Mike Houston as Skip * Charles Borland as Desmond *

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as Ronnie *Curtis Shumaker as Deputy Marvin

Release

The film premiered in

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on May 3, 2013.

Reception

The film has a 60 percent rating on

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based on five reviews. Chuck Bowen of ''

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'' awarded the film two and a half stars out of four and wrote "D.W. Young navigates his varying moods with an ease that’s particularly impressive for a director making his feature debut, but he never capitalizes on his ability to coax down our guard." ''

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'' gave the film a negative review: "Neither funny nor scary, this horror spoof mainly just coasts along."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Happy House, The 2013 films American comedy horror films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films