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{{quote|''"If an alien who had just landed on Earth cornered you one day and asked, "Hey, what's with all the Internet jokes about Japan being really weird?" you could show him this movie and he would say, "Oh." Then he would '''leave planet Earth forever'''."''|''[[Cracked]]'', ''[http://www.cracked.com/article_18776_the-5-most-baffling-horror-movies-from-around-world.html The 5 Most Baffling Horror Movies From Around the World]''}}
{{quote|''"If an alien who had just landed on Earth cornered you one day and asked, "Hey, what's with all the Internet jokes about Japan being really weird?" you could show him this movie and he would say, "Oh." Then he would '''leave planet Earth forever'''."''|''[[Cracked.com]]'', ''[http://www.cracked.com/article_18776_the-5-most-baffling-horror-movies-from-around-world.html The 5 Most Baffling Horror Movies From Around the World]''}}




1977 Japanese horror movie by Nobuhiko Obayashi and considered the [[Spiritual Predecessor]] to ''[[Army of Darkness|The Evil Dead]]'', ''Hausu'' is the story of seven girls who decide to go to the country home belonging to the aunt of one of them, when all their summer vacation plans fall apart. Strange things begin to happen as it seems that evil forces are at work to [[Kill Em All]]. It can be best described as a drug-addled [[David Lynch]]'s version of an even more colourful ''[[Suspiria]]'' remake.
1977 Japanese horror movie by Nobuhiko Obayashi and considered the [[Spiritual Predecessor]] to ''[[Army of Darkness|The Evil Dead]]'', ''Hausu'' is the story of seven girls who decide to go to the country home belonging to the aunt of one of them, when all their summer vacation plans fall apart. Strange things begin to happen as it seems that evil forces are at work to [[Kill'Em All]]. It can be best described as a drug-addled [[David Lynch]]'s version of an even more colorful ''[[Suspiria]]'' remake.


It was released in North America in 2009 as ''House''. Not to be confused with that ''other'' [[House (TV)|House]].
It was released in North America in 2009 as ''House''. Not to be confused with the other horror movie ''[[House (film)|House]]'', or that ''other'' [[House (TV series)|House]], or [[House of Cards (British series)|Cards]], or [[House of Leaves|Leaves]].
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* [[Agent Mulder]] and [[Agent Scully]]: Fanta and Prof., respectively.
* [[Agent Mulder]] and [[Agent Scully]]: Fanta and Prof., respectively.
* [[And That's Terrible]]: During the piano scene, Melody's disembodied head shows up to comment on how "naughty" and "indecent" the situation is.
* [[And That's Terrible]]: During the piano scene, Melody's disembodied head shows up to comment on how "naughty" and "indecent" the situation is.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Auntie}}
* [[Ax Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Auntie}}
* [[Badass]]: Kung-Fu.
* [[Badass]]: Kung-Fu.
* [[BLAM Episode]]: Really, it's basically a BLAM ''movie''. Although, the partially animated and poorly green screened montage in the beginning, set to an overly cheerful ''English language'' song is probably the most inexplicable.
* [[Non Sequitur Episode]]: Really, it's basically a BLAM ''movie''. Although, the partially animated and poorly green screened montage in the beginning, set to an overly cheerful ''English language'' song is probably the most inexplicable.
* [[Butt Biter]]: Mac's head
* [[Butt Biter]]: Mac's head
* [[Cats Are Mean|Cats Are Evil Incarnate]]: That fucking cat...
* [[Cats Are Mean|Cats Are Evil Incarnate]]: That fucking cat...
* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]: Auntie}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]: Auntie}}.
* [[Deal With the Devil]]: {{spoiler|Auntie}}
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: {{spoiler|Auntie}}
* [[Death By Sex]]: {{spoiler|Inverted. Had the girls ''had'' sex, they wouldn't have been in danger}}.
* [[Death by Sex]]: {{spoiler|Inverted. Had the girls ''had'' sex, they wouldn't have been in danger}}.
* [[Dem Bones]]: There's a doctor's skeleton hanging around; it occasionally dances for some reason. It's there because Auntie's Dad/Oshare's Grandpa used to treat patients there. So the haunted house is technically also an [[Abandoned Hospital]]. That's...that's super.
* [[Dem Bones]]: There's a doctor's skeleton hanging around; it occasionally dances for some reason. It's there because Auntie's Dad/Oshare's Grandpa used to treat patients there. So the haunted house is technically also an [[Abandoned Hospital]]. That's...that's super.
* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|Oshare}}
* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|Oshare}}
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* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: And we ''do'' mean '''everything'''.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: And we ''do'' mean '''everything'''.
* [[Fan Service]]: Tasteful (is that anything like the kind of word you'd use for a film like this?) for most of the film, then there get to be pretty random boobies all over the climax.
* [[Fan Service]]: Tasteful (is that anything like the kind of word you'd use for a film like this?) for most of the film, then there get to be pretty random boobies all over the climax.
* [[Five Man Band]]: Seven, actually:
* [[Five-Man Band]]: Seven, actually:
** [[The Hero]]: Oshare, before, [[Brainwashed and Crazy|y'know...]]
** [[The Hero]]: Oshare, before, [[Brainwashed and Crazy|y'know...]]
** [[The Big Guy]]: Kung-Fu
** [[The Big Guy]]: Kung-Fu
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* [[Gainax Ending]]
* [[Gainax Ending]]
* [[Haunted Headquarters]]: The titular House.
* [[Haunted Headquarters]]: The titular House.
* [[Kill Em All]]: And in the most ''bizarre'' ways ever.
* [[Kill'Em All]]: And in the most ''bizarre'' ways ever.
* [[Losing Your Head]]: Mac. Her detached head laughs, ''flies'' and ''[[Les Yay|and bites Fanta's butt]]''.
* [[Losing Your Head]]: Mac. Her detached head laughs, ''flies'' and ''[[Les Yay|and bites Fanta's butt]]''.
* [[Medium Blending]]: Animation is used throughout the film in place of a lot of special effects, due to its low budget (and being the 70s and all).
* [[Medium Blending]]: Animation is used throughout the film in place of a lot of special effects, due to its low budget (and being the 70s and all).
* [[Mind Screw]]: There are pianos and lampshades (no no, not ''[[Lampshade Hanging|that]]'' [[Lampshade Hanging|kind]]) and ''bedsheets''. And they ''attack people''.
* [[Mind Screw]]: There are pianos and lampshades (no no, not ''[[Lampshade Hanging|that]]'' [[Lampshade Hanging|kind]]) and ''bedsheets''. And they ''attack people''.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: ''Every character'' in this movie has a [[Meaningful Name|nickname]].
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: ''Every character'' in this movie has a [[Meaningful Name|nickname]].
* [[Right Hand Cat]]: Shiro, to Auntie; Really, [[Too Dumb to Live|people should have known something was up when the cat that walked in on Oshare when she was writing to her Aunt turned out to belong to said Aunt]].
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: Shiro, to Auntie; Really, [[Too Dumb to Live|people should have known something was up when the cat that walked in on Oshare when she was writing to her Aunt turned out to belong to said Aunt]].
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: [[BLAM Episode|Sort of]].
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: [[Non Sequitur Episode|Sort of]].
* [[Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror]]: Sliding crazily all through the movie.
* [[Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror]]: Sliding crazily all through the movie.
* [[Surreal Horror]]: Woo ''boy''.
* [[Surreal Horror]]: Woo ''boy''.
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Latest revision as of 01:54, 13 April 2022
"If an alien who had just landed on Earth cornered you one day and asked, "Hey, what's with all the Internet jokes about Japan being really weird?" you could show him this movie and he would say, "Oh." Then he would leave planet Earth forever."
—Cracked.com, The 5 Most Baffling Horror Movies From Around the World


1977 Japanese horror movie by Nobuhiko Obayashi and considered the Spiritual Predecessor to The Evil Dead, Hausu is the story of seven girls who decide to go to the country home belonging to the aunt of one of them, when all their summer vacation plans fall apart. Strange things begin to happen as it seems that evil forces are at work to Kill'Em All. It can be best described as a drug-addled David Lynch's version of an even more colorful Suspiria remake.

It was released in North America in 2009 as House. Not to be confused with the other horror movie House, or that other House, or Cards, or Leaves.

Tropes used in Hausu include:
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