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things you
need to know
about…
1
It’s adapted
from John Bellairs’
1973 novel
Aimed at kids
who don’t scare
easily, The House
With a Clock in its
Walls is the first in
a series of Gothic
horrors about
young orphan
Lewis Barnavelt
and friends.
It’s about ‘time’ Jack
and Cate were in
the same movie
The House With a Clock in its Walls
2
Eli Roth directs
Roth is a big deal in
the horror genre,
having helmed the
anything-but-child
friendly Hostel.
He’s toned it down
(considerably) for
this one and it’ll be
interesting to see
how he fares. The
trailer suggests
very well indeed.
3
It’s got a
magical cast
In addition to the
cuter-than-cute
Owen Vaccaro
as Lewis, this must-
see adventure
also stars Jack
Black as Lewis’
dotty uncle and
Cate Blanchett
as the friendly
witch next door.
4
The story will
keep you
guessing
The team behind
the film is staying
understandably
tight-lipped about
the finer details of
the plot, but if the
book’s anything
to go by, expect
scary, fantastical
twists galore.
5
Eric Kripke
wrote the script
Horror devotees
will recognise
Kripke’s name
immediately. He’s
the creator of
the spooky, smash-
hit TV show
Supernatural. In
other words, he’s
definitely the right
man for the job.
The House With a Clock in its Walls tick-tocks into cinemas on 28 September
One to watch
Jacob Tremblay
In truth, we’ve been watching Jacob Tremblay
for quite a while now. His turn in 2015’s
Oscar-winning Room was so affecting that we
still tear up a little when we think of it – and
he was equally brilliant in last year’s Wonder.
You can see the talented 11-year-old next in The
Predator. He plays a kid who inadvertently summons
the merciless alien hunters back to Earth. Uh-oh!
The Predator – unleashed in cinemas from 13 September
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