Retro Trailer For The Wild 1988 Gore-Fest Horror Film GHOSTHOUSE
This week’s retro trailer is for the wild 1988 supernatural horror film Ghosthouse. This thing taps into the haunted house subgenre with a grim and eerie twist.
The story follows a ham radio operator named Paul who intercepts a bizarre and terrifying distress call filled with disturbing noises and a child’s voice. With his girlfriend Martha, Paul traces the signal to a creepy, abandoned house in rural Massachusetts.
Once there, the couple encounters a group of travelers who are also drawn to the house, and one by one, they begin falling victim to a malevolent force tied to the building’s dark history.
At the center of the terror is the ghost of a little girl clutching a sinister clown doll, the remnants of a violent past involving murder and madness.
The house itself becomes a character, filled with ghostly apparitions, unexplained phenomena, and grisly deaths. Ghosthouse is notable for its dreamlike atmosphere, eerie synth score, and gory kills, blending elements of Italian horror style with American haunted house tropes.
The movie was directed by Umberto Lenzi under the pseudonym Humphrey Humbert. Enjoy the trailer!