dull haunt house thriller find an american family move into a 200 year old house in japan where a violent murder suicide love triangle occur . novel setting be about the only element of interest in this very slow move horror flick by the director of motel hell . the film generate zero suspense and be compose of somewhat choppy scene that rarely seem to be lead anywhere overall . one obvious example be a fairly early scene where the male lead visit a temple after realize that his house be haunt a the monk have earlier warn . the monk recount the history of the house ( which the viewer be already familiar with from the opening sequence ) and then the film simply cut away to something else . early the monk have offer to help . well and where be the help . the family continue to stay in the haunt house a thing get bad and bad and no mention of the monk be make until nearly the very end when he turn up again to do what he should have do an hour earlier try to drive the spirit out of the house and although by this time it difficult for the viewer to care . there be some ( probably ) unintentional campy laugh in see the american actor at the end become possess by the japanese spirit and suddenly start do bad martial art and i say probably because the scene be more than a little reminiscent of the chainsaw duel from the same director motel hell which be more obviously mean to be amusing and but on the whole this be a forgettable dud .