The House with a Clock in Its Walls
- Year
- 2018
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
About this movie
Family dark fantasy about an orphan who moves in with his warlock uncle.
Plot summary
In 1955, after his parents are killed in a car crash, ten-year-old Lewis Barnavelt moves to live with his uncle Jonathan in New Zebedee, Michigan. All he has left of his parents is a Magic 8 Ball they had given him, and a family photograph. Upon entering his new home, he meets Jonathan's neighbour and best friend, Florence Zimmerman.
During the night, Lewis is puzzled when he hears a ticking sound in the walls. He begins exploring the house and stumbles upon Jonathan smashing a wall with an ax. Frightened, Lewis runs away and encounters multiple household objects coming to life. Jonathan confesses that he is a warlock and Florence is a witch.
The house's previous owners were sinister warlock, Isaac Izard, an orphaned former friend of Jonathan's who was traumatized while fighting in World War II, and his equally wicked wife Selena. They had apparently hidden a clock within the walls of the house before they died, and Jonathan has been trying to find it and discover its purpose. Despite Jonathan's cautions, Lewis begins teaching himself magic.
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Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Movie
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Credits
- Eli Roth Director
- Jack Black Actor
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