All Through the House


All Through the House is a 2015 American holiday horror slasher film written and directed by Todd Nunes and produced by The Readmond Company. The film had its world premiere on 31 October 2015 at the RIP Film Festival, where it also won Best Slasher, Best Editing, and the Audience Choice Award. All Through the House stars Ashley Mary Nunes, Jessica Cameron, and Jennifer Wenger. The film was shot in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lake Arrowhead, California over a period of 21 days in 2014. On October 4, 2016 the film was released on iTunes and other Video On Demand platforms by Gravitas Ventures.

Plot

All Through the House revolves around the story of a Christmas-obsessed neighborhood that becomes engulfed in fear when five-year-old Jamie Garrett mysteriously vanishes from her home. Citing various different explanations ranging from Krampus to kidnapping, the adult denizens of the district begin to treat the young girl's mother and her home as the stuff of a spooky, holiday-themed legend. The missing girl’s house goes dark as her mother becomes a depressed recluse. The local children, mesmerized by the seemingly-haunted story, trade bedtime fears about their missing friend, eventually turning the tragedy into an innocuous fairytale.
Fifteen years later, Rachel Kimmel, a 22-year-old student, comes home for Christmas. The offbeat and slightly creepy Mrs. Garrett invites Rachel to her home as she finally emerges from her self-imposed exile, determined to make this Christmas a jovial one to be remembered, which brings Rachel’s memories of the missing girl rushing back to her.
All the while, the same neighborhood is being terrorized by a faceless killer dressed in a Santa suit and mask who stalks the wintery streets- slaughtering women and castrating men. Rachel and her two best friends soon find themselves trapped in a grisly nightmare, fighting for their lives as the Santa killer's obsession zeroes in on them as well as Mrs. Garrett and her festively-decorated home.
After various terrifying encounters with the Santa killer that leave a trail of even more dead bodies behind, Rachel finally uncovers the madness behind the Santa mask and the truth behind the mysteries of the neighborhood's past. The killer’s twisted revelation sends Rachel into shock as she learns her own sick connection to the Garrett family legacy.

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Critical reviews for All Through the House have been positive. Horror Society says that All Through the House is the “perfect stocking stuffer, the perfect present under the tree. It’s an unpredictable gorefest filled with holiday cheer and unadulterated horror.” The Blood Shed states that “almost every aspect of the film is superb”. The Shock Chamber praised the film, saying, “If this film was made 30 years ago it would be mentioned today in the same conversations as Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly Night.” The reviewer also noted that director/writer Todd Nunes is an "exceptional horror filmmaker and I look forward to seeing him crank out many more projects.” The UK's Bloody Flicks reports that, "All Through the House isn’t perfect but it revels in its flaws and creates a rip roaring sleigh ride straight to hell."

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