not really sure what exactly it be that writer or director ivan zuccon try to accomplish with the shun house and to be honest . admittedly the concept of intertwine three separate h. p. lovecraft story into one horror anthology and entirely take place in one and the same house setting and be definitely ambitious and original and but at the same time also hazardous and unrewarding . the wicked and ultra sinister imagination of h. p. lovecraft be incredibly difficult to translate into a movie only gift director like stuart gordon and lucio fulci occasionally succeed and his devoted fan be very finicky when it come to adaptation . the script tackle the wondrously atmospheric and nightmarish tale dream in the witch house and the shun house and the music of erich zahn while all mingle together through the wraparound story of a young couple investigate the dark history of a house where tragic event occur spread over three century . beforehand and i be prepare to witness some really bad acting and perhaps some inferior production value and but the absolute last thing i expect from this film be boredom . the story material be great and the ambiance be thoroughly ominous and but zuccon narrative structure simply isn not compel enough . the story and and thus also the suspense and be too often abruptly cut off to return to the present day main character and their continuous uninteresting bickering . ivan zuccon doesn not achieve to grab the viewer full attention and hold it and and that be something quite important in lovecraft adaptation and a his morbid story be habitually confusing and tangle already . what the shunned house do have to offer be numerous grisly image ( like a girl repeatedly bang her head against a wall for reason unknown ) and multiple downright gruesome make up effect ( like a woman bite through her own wrist ) . although not the gory film of it kind and some of the footage here be definitely nightmare induce . the acting performance be quite bad and and call me shallow if you must and but i be quite disappointed that lead actress federica quaglieri do not have any nude sequence . all through the film and she parade around in an incredibly sexy yellow top and her beautiful voluptuous boob be constantly on the point of pop out yet they never do .