a_baron
On the death of their father, two orphans are sent to live with their grandparents. He is young but feisty; his older sister is of an age when lookers like her come to the attention of the opposite sex. All good and fine until they see, or think they see, their grandparents dragging a dead body into the house. Have they murdered someone, are they serial killers? If the film had been developed along these lines it might have gone somewhere, but there is a big twist, then another, and the final scene is, well, maybe you can follow it.What else can be said? Well, it is doubtful if child actor Eric Foster did his own stunts on top of the house.
lost-in-limbo
When I borrowed this particular film from a friend I was expecting something rather similar to the 1989 horror comedy "Parents" and "Grandmother's House" does start out like that aforementioned film, but in a much serious and second-rate manner. It does go for that psychological edge, but it lacks the finesse and deft touches to carry it along. It's quite straight-up, nothing subtle. But then it takes a sudden turn into mundane psycho-killer territory with one very long chase sequence, to only turn back on itself revealing one very demented, if sudden revelation that comes out of nowhere and which I didn't see coming. By this you can say it's a makeshift of ideas that cheaply executed (there's a made-for-TV feel), but does have its moments. After the death of their father, David and his older sister Lynn go to live with their grandparents. One day David sees his grandparents dragging a bag, which looks like the shape of a person and strangely enough a body is soon discovered near the lake by their property. Suspicion arises for David even more, especially when he sees them dragging a body of a drifter lady. Going further into the oddball plot can destroy certain twists. The stilted script has some dumb dialogues and ridiculous inclusions, but it stays entertaining. Suspense kind of comes and goes, being the highlight of a rooftop walk. So does the atmosphere, where it's the music arrangement that keeps it fairly eerie. Performances are ideal with the unnerving Len Lesser giving it his all. Eric Foster and Kim Valentine acquits themselves well enough as the two kids. Then there's Brinke Stevens in a small, but important role. Director Peter Radar does a steadfast job and producing this enterprise happens to be Nico Mastorakis ("Island of Death" & "Blind Date").
HumanoidOfFlesh
"Grandma's House" is an overlooked suspenser from late 80's.After the death of their father Lynn and her younger brother David go to stay with their grandparents.But there David has dreams of his grandparents hiding bodies in the cellar in the middle of the night and the next day this turns out to be true.They meet the woman that their grandparents keep handcuffed in the barn.But she tricks them into freeing her and then relentlessly pursues the two of them.Unpretetntious little shocker with plenty of dreamlike mood.The hallucinatory atmosphere of the film is so thick that you could cut it with a chainsaw.A horror icon Brinke Stevens plays the kids' insane mother and the performance of Len Lesser is surprisingly creepy.Recommended.8 out of 10.
JOHANA RIVAS
this movie is great..... this movie came out a long time ago but i barely watched it and surprisingly at my grandmothers house the cast is great and the plot is awesome...... the kid actors didn't get on my nerves and made it very difficult to make myself believe it wasn't true.... to keep it short and simple this movie is great i would give it two thumbs up for sure....the story is about to kids that go live with there grandparents because their parents boy died at first there having a great time but then they discover a dead body..... they tell there neighbors but they said it wasn't the first one.......after that the kids start investigating and find out some things about there grandparents....... after that the movie gets scary