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An incredibly prevalent trope in horror movies made within the last decade, '''New House, New Problems''' sees a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|new family move into a new home]], whereupon strange happenings will begin to reveal themselves.
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== Film ==
* ''[[Insidious]]'': We in fact see this happen ''twice'' {{spoiler|before we find out that it isn't because of the house...}}
* ''[[The Money Pit]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Miss Marple|The Mirror Crack'd]]''.▼
* Two first ''[[The Amityville Horror]]'' movies and the remake.
* ''[[Ju-On]]'' and its American remake ''[[The Grudge]]'': woe betide anyone who moves into the cursed house shown in this film series.
* Tends to happen in practically every other ''[[Goosebumps]]'' book.▼
* Walsh family in the second ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' film has just moved into the house on 1428 Elm Street when Freddy starts making his comeback.
* The Deetzes move into a [[Haunted House]] in ''[[Beetlejuice]]''. However, the lackluster haunting job done by Adam and Barbara Maitland does nothing to scare them away.▼
* A non-supernatural example in ''[[Panic Room]]''. Meg and Sarah move into a big house in New York, and get trapped in the titular panic room by thieves the first night. {{spoiler|The ending shows them looking for another house.}}▼
== Literature ==
▲* Tends to happen in practically every other ''[[Goosebumps]]'' book.
* The entire ([[Meta Fiction|innermost]]) plot of ''[[House of Leaves]]'' is built around this.
* ''[[Coraline (novel)|Coraline]]'' begins when Coraline and her parents move to a new house, which contains a door into a spooky [[Mirror Universe]]...
* The hotel from ''[[The Shining]]'', though the Torrances are only planning a temporary stay.
▲* The Deetzes move into a [[Haunted House]] in ''[[Beetlejuice]]''. However, the lackluster haunting job done by Adam and Barbara Maitland does nothing to scare them away.
== Web Original ==
* Parodied in ''[[Something Awful]]'
{{quote|"My name is Reginald P. Linux, and ever since my wife died, I've been very depressed. This is why I've been searching for the house of my dreams. But as a philosopher once said, [[Be Careful What You Wish For|be careful what you dream for]], because you just. Might. Get it."}}
▲* A non-supernatural example in ''[[Panic Room]]''. Meg and Sarah move into a big house in New York, and get trapped in the titular panic room by thieves the first night. {{spoiler|The ending shows them looking for another house.}}
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