House IV(1992)
1992 · Lewis Abernathy · 94 min
Unaware that it's plagued by a host of supernatural phenomena, a mother and her daughter, still reeling from a car crash which claimed the life of Roger Cobb, move into the hold family homestead to start a new life.
Thriller · Horror · Comedy
4.7104 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is House IV?
Watching it feels more like a goofy haunted-house romp than anything genuinely frightening, with cheesy effects and a wink-wink tone throughout. The pacing is uneven, mixing family drama with sudden bursts of supernatural weirdness and slapstick humor. It leans on cheap jolts and odd creature gags rather than real dread, so it plays more like a low-budget theme-park spook show than a serious scare. Good for fans of campy 90s horror sequels who want laughs alongside the frights, not for anyone looking to be truly unsettled.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, House IV rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, quirky setup that gradually piles on haunted-house scares before ramping up hard for a busy finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5.
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