‘This house knows what makes you tick.’
The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 2018 American supernatural fantasy horror film directed by Eli Roth (Knock Knock; Green Inferno; Hostel; et al) from a screenplay by Eric Kripke (Supernatural TV series; Boogeyman), and produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams, and Sunny Suljic star.
Based on the 1973 children’s horror novel written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey, the movie adaptation will be released by Universal on September 21, 2018.
Ten-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) goes to live with his uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. However, his new town’s sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead…
Cast and characters:
- Owen Vaccaro as Lewis Barnavelt
- Jack Black as Jonathan Barnavelt
- Cate Blanchett as Mrs. Zimmerman, a witch
- Kyle MacLachlan as Isaac Izard
- Colleen Camp as Mrs. Hanchett
- Renée Elise Goldsberry
- Vanessa Anne Williams
- Sunny Suljic