{"id":2706,"date":"2025-03-23T14:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2025-03-27T18:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:21:08","slug":"underrated-masterpiece-horror-that-left-fans-sleepless-is-now-available-to-stream-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/underrated-masterpiece-horror-that-left-fans-sleepless-is-now-available-to-stream-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Underrated masterpiece\u2019 horror that left fans sleepless is now available to stream for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22774783 lazyload\" alt=\"Rima Te Wiata as Miriam and Morgana O&#039;Reilly as Kylie look scared at something in front of them in a scene from Housebound\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_editorial_4198277a-9a91.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A horror film has fans amazed they&#8217;ve not heard more about it before watching (Picture: Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/horror-movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">horror film<\/a> with a near-perfect rating on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> has been hailed a hidden gem and \u2018pure cinematic gold\u2019 from viewers stunned to have not heard of it before watching.<\/p>\n<p>The movie from 2014 is now available to stream for free in the UK too, ready to convert <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/20\/best-horror-2025-100-rotten-tomatoes-rating-stars-real-married-couple-22760193\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a whole new legion of enthusiastic fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Housebound \u2013 directed by Gerald Johnstone as his debut feature film before going on to helm M3GAN <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/21\/anticipated-horror-movies-2025-28-years-later-netflixs-frankenstein-2-22766625\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and its upcoming sequel<\/a> \u2013 sees would-be thief Kylie (Morgana O&#8217;Reilly) sentenced to house arrest with her estranged mother Miriam (Rima Te Wiata) and step-father for eight long months.<\/p>\n<p>Fitted with an ankle monitor, Kylie must stay on the premises and is frustrated further when her mother tells her she thinks their family domicile is haunted.<\/p>\n<p>But Kylie starts to convince herself that there is indeed some kind of intruder in their house after being grabbed by a disembodied hand in the basement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand<\/a> indie flick Housebound marries its more chilling aspects with the darkest of humour to deliver the best of both the horror and comedy genres<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Housebound Official Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZR8vV6NRcYA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u2018This movie is the epitome of why I couldn&#8217;t sleep alone in the dark or walk home alone at night as a kid,\u2019 shared one viewer in a five-star audience review, while another called it \u2018such an underrated masterpiece\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I wish I could go back in time and watch it for the first time again. Going from thinking it was a ghost story, to a home invader story, to a \u2018this crazy girl is seeing things\u2019 story, then back again was an absolutely delicious unicorn that almost never happens with today\u2019s predicable garbage. Pure cinematic gold,\u2019 added Alissa R.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have you seen Housebound? What did you think?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Meanwhile C.A. admitted that they \u2018didn&#8217;t think it was going to be as good as it turned out to be,\u2019 and Kevin R praised it as a \u2018very unique horror-comedy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Did not expect it to be so well-crafted. Can\u2019t believe I\u2019ve never heard of nor watched it until a couple of nights ago,\u2019 he continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"342\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22774869 lazyload\" alt=\"Underrated horror that left fans unable to sleep is available to stream for free (Film\/ SEO) Everett\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244890525-594d.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Housebound takes the haunted house sub-genre and does its own thing with it, including injecting some dark humour (Picture: Everett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Packed with surprises and shock moments till the end. Crazy like Hot Fuzz or Shawn of the Dead,\u2019 chimed in Max N with popular comparisons, while Dale C Beauchamp admitted on Google that \u2018my hair stood on end many times\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This film somehow pulls off being both laugh-out-loud funny and hide-behind-a-blanket spooky. I love it!\u2019 agreed M.E. Maloney.<\/p>\n<p>Others were less convinced with Richard L writing on Rotten Tomatoes: \u2018Amateurish and clich\u00e9. I&#8217;m sure the favorable reviews could be related to its country of origin. I&#8217;m all for encouraging lower budget films but this brings nothing new to the table.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another dubbed Housebound \u2018a solid Edgar Wright imitator with an underwhelming ending\u2019 \u2013 but critics were almost unanimous in their praise, awarding the movie now available to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/11\/10-best-shows-bbc-iplayer-near-perfect-rotten-tomatoes-scores-22337601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on BBC iPlayer<\/a> with a massive score of 95% compared to fans\u2019 rating of 73%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"271\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22774868 lazyload\" alt=\"Underrated horror that left fans unable to sleep is available to stream for free (Film\/ SEO) Everett\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244890448-562f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have praised the film as &#8216;pure cinematic gold&#8217; (Picture: Everett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018The mishmash that results is by turns creepy, silly, inventive, darkly funny and, at one point, mind-blowingly bloody,\u2019 read the Los Angeles Times\u2019 review, while Little White lies observed: \u2018Housebound winningly sticks two fingers up to tired genre persuasions, effecting a barnstorming crowdpleaser populated by people you want to root for and tension you can chew.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It&#8217;s the stuff Friday nights at the movies were made for.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Housebound is available to stream for free in the UK on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A horror film has fans amazed they&#8217;ve not heard more about it before watching (Picture: Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock) A horror film with a near-perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes has been hailed a hidden gem and \u2018pure cinematic gold\u2019 from viewers stunned to have not heard of it before watching. The movie from 2014 is now available to stream for free in the UK too, ready to convert a whole new legion of enthusiastic fans. 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