8213: Gacy House

8213: Gacy House/Paranormal Entity 2
DVD cover
Directed byAnthony Fankhauser
Written byAnthony Fankhauser
Produced by
Starring
  • Jim Lewis
  • Matthew Temple
  • Michael Gaglio
  • Brett A. Newton
  • Diana Terranova
  • Sylvia Panacione
  • Rachel Riley
CinematographyMatt Hoelfer
Music byChris Ridenhour (trailer only)
Distributed byThe Asylum
Release date
  • September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

8213: Gacy House, or Paranormal Entity 2: Gacy House, is a 2010 American "found footage" horror film[1] written and directed by Anthony Fankhauser and distributed by The Asylum.[2][3] It is a mockbuster of the film Paranormal Activity 2.[4][5]

Plot

A group of paranormal investigators enter the abandoned home of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the house they set up cameras throughout the abandoned house, while going room to room with hand-held cameras. They are performing séances and asking for Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems the investigators are not prepared for the horror still within the house. In the end all hell breaks loose. Gary finds Mike's dead body in a room upstairs. Gary is dragged away, Franklin disappears and Robbie is chased through the house. After the rest of the cameras cut to static, an apparition of Gacy appears. Robbie is then taken and his camera cuts to static.[6]

Reception

This "faux found footage" film was found "awful to the point of incoherence".[7] An independent reviewer cautioned the audience: "Bear in mind, this is a “found footage” horror film from The Asylum centered on a dead pedophile serial killer wearing clown makeup. Just how “good” does anyone expect it to be?",[8] while MoiraReviews concluded: "Sylvia Panacione gets a great exploitation scene at the end where she tries to conduct a seance as the forces in the house rip off her top. It still fails to amount to anything that makes Gacy House more than an immediately forgettable addition to the Found Footage haunted house genre."[9]

Dread Central noted: "The Asylum is going to extra lengths to convince you this is real footage".[10]

Sequels

Main articles: Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes and 100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck

References

  1. ^ Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (April 16, 2014). Found Footage Horror Films: Fear and the Appearance of Reality. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1321-5.
  2. ^ Turner, Peter (January 28, 2019). Found Footage Horror Films: A Cognitive Approach. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-75813-3.
  3. ^ Gold, Robert (October 17, 2010). "8213: Gacy House". Horror DNA. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "13 Haunting Facts About 'Paranormal Activity'". Mental Floss. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Yang, Katrina (May 5, 2022). "John Wayne Gacy Movies to Watch After Netflix's Conversations With a Killer". CBR. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "8213: Gacy House". theasylum.cc. The Asylum. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  7. ^ Benson-Allott, Caetlin Anne (February 20, 2013). Killer Tapes and Shattered Screens: Video Spectatorship From VHS to File Sharing. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-27512-6.
  8. ^ "8213: GACY HOUSE (2010)". CULTURE CRYPT. December 25, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  9. ^ https://www.moriareviews.com/horror/gacy-house-2010.htm
  10. ^ Foywonder (July 7, 2010). "The Asylum Finds Paranormal Activity in the Gacy House". Dread Central. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.