i have be a huge fan of h. p. lovecraft writing for almost ten year and jump at the chance to see any movie base on his work . i have enjoy all of them include the recent beyond re animator which many people hate . however and i do not enjoy the shunned house in the slightest . the acting be bad and the special effect be cheesy to say the least and and the plot be near impossible to follow due to the constant shifting of time and introduction of new character with little or no development . it seem like the director do not care very much about this film due to the amount of detail that be ingnored . for example and there be several character that obviously do not speak english during film and but be dub over with english . at least in hurcules in america arnold learn how to speak english before film so that the dubbing and no matter how horrible and would be somewhat believable . there be also an inconsistent use of subtitle in the film whenever a character write in another language . the one time they be use and they seem awkward and out of place . the almost constant use of the strobe light be enough to bring on an epileptic fit and the music be repetitive and mind numbing . the film do have it moment though . the dp do make some interesting choice with the camera work and there be some moment that be genuinly creepy . if youre look for a good adaptation of lovecraft stay far and far away from this piece of crap . try out something like dagon and necronimicon and or from beyond . if youre look for a good nappy time film though and the shunned house be a sure thing .