Monster House: A house with a BAD attitude!

      Monster House is one of those lesser known Halloween movies. It's animated, but has a few dark, (if not disturbing,) elements to it. 

      Once upon a time, a young teen named DJ and his friend named Chowder live across the street from a weird old house. The house is owned by a Mr. Nebbercracker, a seemingly scary old man who takes whatever comes onto his lawn. But when Mr. Nebbercracker ends up in the hospital from a supposed heart-attack, weird things start to happen around the house. Now DJ, Chowder, and their new friend Jenny have figured out that the house is really a monster. Will they be able to stop the house before the worst can happen?

        Monster House is different because the antagonist in a horror story is usually a disturbed murderer or has to do with an evil spirit. Now we're talking Annabelle: House style. As we watch most of the film we feel like the house is an actual living house instead of a possessed piece of architecture. This can be unsettling since we spend a lot of time in our own homes. The place that used to be your safe haven has been made into a terrible creature in Monster House. And this is supposed to be a kids' movie!
    
    The design of the film is good to where we don't really notice it. Set in modern times, we can tell that Nebbercracker's house is probably the oldest in the neighborhood. Is that why DJ is fascinated with the house? Or is it because of the rumors that float around Mr. Nebbercracker? 


       A word concerning Constance: Constance is Mr. Nebbercracker's long deceased wife. She originally belonged to a circus. (Probably because of her size.) We see her as a highly aggressive woman. She may have had a troubled childhood, or has been treated wrongly by people when she was in the circus. Is there a possibility she could've had a mental illness? What do you think of Constance?

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