GirlHouse

Plot synopsis:
In Rehobeth, Alabama, 1988, two little girls trick an overweight child they have nicknamed “Loverboy” into dropping his pants and preparing for a kiss, only to tease and humiliate him. When one of the girls rides home alone afterwards, Loverboy knocks her from her bicycle and throws her off a bridge, making the girl’s death look like an accident.
In the present day, struggling to pay her way through school following the death of her father, college coed Kylie Atkins is recruited by entrepreneur Gary Preston to join his online pornography venture Girl House. Girl House allows its users to watch the ladies living inside the house 24/7 via 50 camera feeds. The girls perform stripteases and regular daily activities with the option of performing sexual acts on camera for additional money. Gary assures Kylie that Girl House’s technology cannot be hacked and that the house’s secret location is untraceable. He brings Kylie to the house and introduces her to Steve, who shares security guard duties with Big Mike. Kylie also meets fellow Girl House residents Kat, Devon, Janet, Heather, and Mia.
Kylie performs her first striptease online and captures the attention of Loverboy, who watches from his basement in Atlanta and is known as a Girl House regular. Also watching are Alex and his college roommate Ben Stanley, who recognizes Kylie as the girl he has had a crush on since kindergarten. Having been banned for her heroin addiction, former Girl House performer Anna sneaks back into the house and convinces Gary to give her another try. Ben and Kylie begin a relationship.
Kylie has a private chat session with Loverboy. He hacks into the computer system and surprises Kylie by sending her a picture of his face. Anna later finds the picture while snooping on Kylie’s laptop. Later, Ben admits to Kylie that he knows about her involvement with Girl House. However, they talk through the issue and continue their relationship.
Loverboy angers the other women in Girl House by continually asking for Kylie when she is not there. The girls begin making fun of him for being pathetic. Loverboy notices his picture on the bulletin board inside Girl House with a handwritten caption that reads, “What a stud.” Kylie comes home and takes down the picture as soon as she sees it. Eventually, Loverboy snaps. He hacks into Girl House’s system, dons a mask, and breaks into the building housing Girl House’s servers, where he kills the website’s technical team. Loverboy straps Gary to a chair and stabs him several times. Slowly dying from blood loss, Gary is forced to watch through the monitors as Loverboy travels to the house’s location and continues his rampage. Loverboy kills Steve at the security gatehouse. He then strangles Anna with a piece of rope inside the house’s Off-Camera Room.
From his dorm room, Alex watches as Loverboy mutilates Devon during a private dance. Alex shows Ben the carnage taking place live at Girl House. Ben tries texting a warning to Kylie but, just as she returns to Girl House, Loverboy jams incoming and outgoing communications. Oblivious to what is going on inside the house, Kylie retires to her room. Ben instructs Alex to try hacking into Girl House to find its address while he goes in search of other ways to locate Kylie. Meanwhile, Loverboy kills Heather and her boyfriend while they are having sex. Janet investigates the commotion and catches Loverboy in the act of severing the boyfriend's head; Loverboy throws her over an upstairs railing. She survives, but breaks her legs in the fall. Next, Loverboy locks Mia in the sauna room. She smashes a lump of coal through the door and escapes to the pool outside, but there Loverboy kills her with a sledgehammer. Gary eventually dies from blood loss while watching the horror unfold onscreen at the technical facility. Kylie realizes the danger when she spots Loverboy at the pool from her window. Loverboy electronically locks Kylie inside the house. Janet attacks him, but is unsuccessful and gets stabbed in the head.
Kylie finds Kat and tries to hide in her bedroom. Loverboy breaks in and corners Kylie, who now recognizes him. Kat seemingly knocks Loverboy unconscious with his crowbar and goes for help while Kylie tries to find Devon. Kat meets Big Mike at the front door, but Loverboy recovers in time to kill them both. Kylie is able find Devon and tells her to stay in her bedroom while she searches for help. Distraught over her disfigured face and severed fingers, Devon suffocates herself with a plastic bag. At the same time, Ben finds Kylie’s friend Liz Owens at Selby College and together they try to find out where Kylie is. Ben helps the police find an address for Girl House, but their tactical team ends up storming the technical facility instead. Alex eventually hacks into Girl House’s ISP and determines the house’s real address. Ben races there with Liz.
Loverboy chases Kylie throughout the house. She hides in the utility room and shuts off all of the cameras. She then lures Loverboy to a darkened basement where she uses a video camera’s night vision to help her stab him in the stomach with a pool stick. Injured, Loverboy overpowers and begins to strangle her, but she ends up clubbing him to death with the camera. She runs outside, where Ben and Liz show up with the police and a news crew following behind. The film ends with Kylie breathing deeply and the screen cuts to black.

Tags: murder, flashback

Review:
I was expecting your average, run-of-the-mill slasher film that didn't offer anything more than I've seen a hundred and one times before...but I was okay with that because I'm a dedicated horror fanatic.
I've only watched a handful of films that I feel are without fault.The great opening sequence set the movie up nicely.
I will say though, if you're a fan of slasher films, then you should see this at some point.
But solid.Star Ali Cobrin has one of those odd faces -- she looks familiar to the viewer as if a composite of 4 or 5 well known female stars had been squeezed into one.The biggest problem with the film ironically is how little sex, nudity or even slashing there actually is.
The first time director Trevor Matthews shows promise and delivers a satisfying horror movie that ticks all the boxes one comes to expect from a slasher film.
It's fun, bloody, gratuitous and inventive.The setting of a house that broadcasts x rated content online works perfectly for horror, much like the Sorority House Slasher movies from the 80s but with a modern twist.The film is nicely setup and allows you to get to know the characters quite well before they are dispatched!
Therefore the film never drags....The kills and makeup were also quite good, with one kill in particular being quite amusing..The only problem I'd have with the movie is that it was a little tame for my standards, probably cause I'm used to seeing crazy films from the French Extreme Horror movement like Martyrs and Inside!
This movie tries to do something different, many people may say it is the same as all slasher films, but this ''girlhouse'' thing is something I had never seen before, and it was very entertaining.
Nonetheless, it has its flaws of course, it could have been pulled off smarter, this movie doesn't escape from some clichés, like knocking the killer out and instead of just finishing him, they just run away and hide, I mean they filmed a hammer he had attached to his back, she could have grabbed it and just killed him right there; also, some of the acting could have been better, but I really enjoyed this film, the main character was likable and not stupid, actually, there weren't that many stupid moves in this film, would watch it again, totally..
I didn't have high hopes given the premise and thought it would be a cheap excuse to show more porn than actual horror, but boy was I wrong: as a fan of slashers, I can say this is quality stuff!
There is some really slick direction going on in some scenes ala other films like You're Next where a scene will suddenly transition into slow motion during the action, the acting is surprisingly impressive given the fact these actresses had to be comfortable showing some skin at various parts of the movie (that usually tends to attract lesser-quality actresses), there is some nice tension, some great and inventive kills, and a truly hair-raising killer.
Treat yourself to one of the few good slashers to come along in quite some time because I know I enjoyed the heck out of myself with this one.
"Girl House" has been called a slasher film for the digital age.
Rather than some empty headed bimbo the lead character Kylie ( played well by Ali Cobrin) comes across as intelligent and likable as does her boyfriend Ben ( a good performance from Adam DiMarco) who is not the stereotypical jerk.
Wow, actually a very good film.
Good story, good acting, good end.Iam not going to spoil anything, but feel that I have to do bring balance in some other weird reviews, realizing that everyone is entitled to his own opinion.The killer does have a very clear motive and background.
His knowledge is not far fetched, and basically he would be the perfect real live profile of a serial killer.Don't expect a cheap and bloody slash film.
All the mayhem is saved for the final quarter of the film (barring the open scene - which was very well done) and it's a fun ride.The characters, particularly the main one Kylie, are a lot more likable than you usually get in this type of film.
The killer was intimidating enough to warrant a few decent scares and overall the movie is of a good quality.
When that violence-prone type feels shunned and scorned by Kylie and her co-workers, he uses his IT knowledge and his strength to trap and kill his "tormenters." The violence becomes bloody and brutal, but done with style and with believable reactions from the film's characters.
Yes like almost every horror movie it has flaws but that doesn't stop it from being entertaining.
The "Plot:"A HALLOWEEN-style slasher for the digital age.It follows a beautiful young college student who, needing money for tuition, moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website.
Note that once again, like some other bad movies.....the good reviews on this site are from people who ONLY reviewed this movie!Hence they worked on the film.The movie had promise with some really hot girls with giant mams and sexy strip teasing voyeur sort of stuff.But wait...it's a PG 13 strip!
When the acting sucks and the plot is derivative, you need some real nudity to keep your attention.Hit dressed girls just don't do it.It was boring..
After I watched the trailer and the opening scene of this slasher flick I had no illusions about what this movie would be.
After a solid opening scene, the movie lingers way to long before showing us what we all sat down to watch.
An entertaining slasher film, GirlHouse was probably made for a small budget but you can't tell as it is well shot/produced with decent enough acting by all involved.
Ali Cobrin is very likable as the requisite "Final Girl" and there is actually a well-executed romantic subplot between Cobrin and a childhood friend that elevates the film, giving it another dimension beyond the killer slashing his way through the cast.
I enjoyed it much more than I expected and I would recommend it to slasher film lovers..
Living together in a remote house, a woman joining in a supposedly secure online webcam site with the others living inside the house find themselves under attack by a spurned psychopath targeting them for his past traumas and must outwit the tech-savvy killer to get out of the house alive.This was a rather fun and enjoyable slasher effort.
The fact that the majority of these kills results in a series of incredibly brutal and vicious attacks gives them an extra intensity that helps this one incredibly well, fueling the action along by going for a far more vicious streak than initially expected and making for some memorable setups here with the way the kills are played out which is a nice factor here featuring plenty of solid kills to go along with the straight-up chilling scenes of him in action beforehand.
Likewise, the film also manages to feature quite a long buildup to get to the actual slashing which is so crammed into the final half hour that it seems like a lot longer than it really is.
The killer (donning a genuinely creepy woman's mask that seems an homage to TOURIST TRAP) is a bit generic but his ruthless nature offers some nasty kills in the process.
This film has good acting and particularly the female lead and the killer.
I'm writing this in broad generalities because I don't want to spoil the film.This film captures actual horror in a realistic way.
At least make it somewhat realistic.I don't watch movies for gratuitous nudity, but if they're making a movie about webcam girls, and they're having all these guys drooling over this new hot girl, I think they should probably show the movie audience why she's so hot.
Nothing against his acting, but that guy looked like he was 16 or 17 years old.They could've cut about 20 minutes out of this.There is some nudity in this movie.
What I mean is that some scenes will make you go like: "naah, that totally wouldn't go like that in real life", or "things don't work like that on reality".Overall, it's an attempt on a slasher horror flick that went totally downhill!.
However, one of the members "Loverboy" turns psycho when the majority of the girls make fun of him so he enacts his revenge by hacking into the site and gaining control of the house's mechanisms to subtly begin his massacre.
Given the amount of horrid slasher movies in the past years, there are some good things to be said about "Girl House" where it rises in some points but falls short in others when it comes to the clichés of horror flicks.
It definitely is an original, fresh take on a slasher movie with an abundance of fun, sex, chase scenes and gore.
The first half of the movie was quite enjoyable where people thought it was boring, but it did develop a little bit of characterisation which paid off for the second half where the massacre begins.
For a low budget movie, the acting was believable along with the dialogue so kudos to the cast for making an interesting slasher movie not cringe-worthy.
However, it falls short when it comes to the worst clichés which actually don't begin to happen until the final moments of the movie where it brings up "Why would you do that?" and "They're all stupid" moments.
The best parts of the movie definitely lied in the massacre which was a whole heap of fun and it was exactly what it meant to be; a collection of girls being picked off one by one with entertaining sequences and deaths.
"Girl House" is one of the best slasher flicks I have seen ever, but not to be taken seriously.
While the film breaks no new ground and (like many) is not the least bit scary, it delivers everything you could expect:The killer is a sadistic psycho, pushed over the edge, and hellbent on having his revenge.
And while the opening may have generated some understanding into his tendencies as a murderer, it doesn't make him sympathetic and thus the anti-hero title that falls on some slashers.The heroine is the "wholesome and virginal" girl who outsmarts the killer.
Though the film's subject matter keeps her from being the typical final girl in it's exact definition, she's like-able and enjoyable to watch.The rest of the cast are the typical, expendable stock characters that you expect to die but with a few new traits(as this film is 2014, not 1984): the lesbians, the main drug addict being a female(and heroin instead of pot), the additional characters witnessing the massacre take place via the internet.
Some of the reactions were genuinely funny.While some of it doesn't work and the first hour of "mounting tension" isn't all that tense, the character "development" wasn't completely boring and it was nice to see some focus on suspense rather than gore.
While slashers often cast unknowns, I find it nice when there's always that one actor or actress you've known about prior to the film..
I don't expect much out of a horror movie, especially slasher-type movies.
With a title like "GirlHouse," I was not going in anticipating much at all.But it was actually kind of good...
The plot was decent, the acting was above average, the pace was set pretty well and the bad guy was really creepy.
And it was, but with a little style.If you like horror movies, it's worth your time.
Yeah it had few moments i like the most then the movie soon end up as a slasher .
Unfortunately for the girls, one of their viewers is Loverboy, a mentally unstable character with a violent and abusive past.Even though the characters are very stereotypical of this type of film the cast breath new life into them, especially Slaine who plays the troubled Loverboy.It also helps that the directors Jon Knautz and Trevor Matthews have the skill to create tension and to be able to build up the pace and excitement when needed.
It just elevates it above a normal slasher flick.There are a couple of issues that niggled me, I know that Loverboy needs to be a computer hacker to be able to find the Girl House, though his character doesn't come across as that type of person.
why did he even need to wear one, again it seemed out of character - it'd be nice if a stalker for once, didn't go, Myers, Voorhees or Leatherface, on us.This is a decent film and at least worth watching once, even more so, if you like the genre..
Girl House is great on a technical level, its well shot and directed and the acting ranges from average to good, nobody gives a truly bad performance.
The films best asset by far is the killer, once he dons his mask he becomes a fast and brutal juggernaut, with his attacks coming with a real sense of power, weight and savagery.
Unfortunately (and bizarrely) for a slasher film set within the porn industry, Girl House is surprisingly light on both the sex and violence it actually shows.
It's a slasher done in a modern way, anno 2014.There's a site called "Girlhouse" were you can follow girls in all the rooms watching them shower or ask them to strip before the camera.
So this flick delivers on all accounts to be called a slasher, it contains nudity, POV from the killer and a heroin.
For someone who has about seen every horror movie that has ever been made, this movie was actually pretty fun to watch.
Girl House has little plot but still tries to with the weird little thing going on at the beginning and little details from the weird dude's life.
Especially the guy that looks like Ed Sheeran?If you want to watch it because you want to see lots of blood and gore: don't.
For a porno kind of slasher movie, there is little to no nudity in it, which surprised me a little because of the preview.
Films like this give horror a bad name.
Also I think that not many people running such an operation would be content to keep in online and it would also probably involve out calls-or call girl work.
Throw in a demented slasher type killer and the whole sideways proposition the film proposes goes sideways again.
Thats very scary stuff-but not in the way a horror film is supposed to work..
Pudgy loser dude goes nuts after a lifetime of being taunted by big, bad, mean girls, including a particularly hilarious scene where some entitled office whore starts bleating about so-called sexual harassment because she got caught flashing her panties.
Is self-aware enough to show a sense of humour, like most good horror movies should at one point or another.
So it raises the issue of the stupid debt ordinary people have to take on to live any kind of decent life.Was hoping this combination would produce something good, but it's really just two old ideas - straight slasher + celeb/porn reality.After about 30 mins the story starts counting down the numbers.
A slasher film, set in the digital age of hackers, the internet, and modern technology; concerning the "camgirl" culture where dudes stare and chat with chicks who strip and do all kinds of fun stuff in front of their web-cams.
Story-wise it's also very basic; this good girl student needs to get money for school, she joins this web-cam porn website and meets the other girls, bonds with them, this psycho starts watching her, something goes wrong, and you know what happens next.
There are no interesting twists or turns, no interesting characters, and characters who seem like they would have more to do in the film and end up doing nothing.
You like a fun and campy horror flick?
I was hoping GirlHouse would stand out among the numerous teen slasher films but that wasn't the case.
The Girlhouse factor in itself was boring as well, there was no eroticism in the girls' performances that would have at least made this worth watching.
This film is great and one of the best slashers I have seen all in at least a year and I love slasher films.It had everything; creepy killer with a cool mask, really creative and brutal kills, nice atmosphere, beautiful girls, good main character (and characters in general) and an actual romantic sub- plot that didn't suck!
In a slasher film!
The story was nice too, the killer having control over the technology of the house was a good twist and the setting in a "girlhouse" was pretty cool and something that hadn't been done before.
They are all conveniently pre-occupied in different parts of "The Mansion" to notice as each one of the characters is bumped off in as many different ways possible (and improbable) as there are characters As we have come to expect from a Slasher movie..
This movie is actually a pretty decent flick.
So if you are a audience member that enjoys watching blood, violence, nudity and a okay narrative when it comes to slasher flicks.
I also liked the direction they took with the slasher villain this time around.
Thus, although they don't get driven to what the slasher masked guy does in this movie.
But I liked the movie and would recommend watching it.
Haven't watched a slasher film in quite some time now so my friend and I decided to watch this movie for our bad movie night.
For a slasher film, I thought the acting was pretty damn good.
This isn't your average and cheap slasher film.
A bad movie with a few good points....
-Very good acting and emoting by the killer is great and it really is one of the high points of the film.