Set in the 80s and directed by Ti West (Cabin Fever 2), The House of the Devil stars Jocelin Donahue as pretty cash strapped college student Samantha. Desperate to find a deposit on a new flat, Samantha accepts a one off babysitting job for a rather sinister sounding employer. The money is too good to turn down so Samantha puts her doubts aside and sets off with her boisterous friend Megan who insists on coming along to make sure all is ok.

The house turns out to be an eerie and isolated mansion quite a bit further out of town and upon arrival both the girls feel uncomfortable. However when the employer agrees to up Samantha's wage, she is persuaded to stay and Megan promises to return at midnight to collect her. However no sooner does Megan leave but things begin to spiral out of control and Samantha soon finds herself trapped in the house.

As a lunar eclipse darkens the night sky, Samantha finds that her employers – cult favourites Tom Noonon (Manhunter) and Mary Woronov (Rock and Roll High School) – have something truly terrifying in store for her and it soon becomes clear that she will end this night with a bloody fight for her life.

Widely acclaimed as a horror movie of the old school that draws on the past and learns from it, prompting USA Today to remark that "what this film does best is play upon our innate sense of dread, using classic horror details," while Filmcritic.com was pleased that it "skims away so much of the noisy and excessive clichés of today's terror flicks that it feels like a breath of fresh air." Let's hope so.

House of the Devil will be released on UK DVD on 29th March 2010 by Metrodome at the RRP of £15.99. Extra features will include:

• Commentary with Writer-Director - Editor Ti West and actress Jocelin Donahue;
• In The House of the Devil – Behind the scenes;
• Three Deleted Scenes.