that succeeds within quick advertising spots, but it piles confusion onto the art of storytelling." James Christopher of The Times observed, "There is something pleasurably batty about the way the family blunders on. The chills are satisfyingly creepy. The gory special effects are lavish and effective. And the wooden house itself is a sinister architectural pleasure. It’s total nonsense of course, but I left the lights on that night anyway." The real George Lutz denounced the film as "drivel" and was suing the filmmakers at the time of his death in May 2006. Home media The film was released on DVD and UMD in separate widescreen and fullscreen editions on October 4, 2005. Bonus features include commentary by Reynolds and producers Form and Fuller; eight deleted scenes; On Set Peeks, a seamless branching feature with nine behind-the-scenes vignettes; Supernatural Homicide, with discussions about the murders that are the basis for the film with police and local residents; The Source of Evil, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film; and a photo gallery. A VHS version was released the same day and was the final Dimension film released on VHS. Paramount Home Entertainment (via Miramax) handles the digital distribution rights, including its own logo (though Warner Bros. Home Entertainment handles the home media distribution rights to the film along with the rest of MGM's post-April 1986 library). References External links 2005 films 2005 horror films 2000s English-language films 2000s ghost films 2000s psychological horror films 2000s supernatural horror films American ghost films American haunted house films American psychological horror films American supernatural horror films Amityville Horror films 20th Century Fox films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Platinum Dunes films Miramax films Dimension Films films Fiction about familicide Films about Catholic priests Films about child abuse Films about animal cruelty Films about domestic violence Films about dysfunctional families Films about imaginary friends Films about mass murder Films about Native Americans Films about remarriage Films about spirit possession Films about widowhood Films based on American horror novels Films produced by Andrew Form Films produced by Bradley Fuller Films produced by Michael Bay Films scored by Steve Jablonsky Films set in 1974 Films set in 1975 Films set in Long Island Films shot in Chicago Films shot in Illinois Films shot in Wisconsin Horror film remakes Horror films based on actual events Religious horror films Remakes of American films Torture in films 2000s American films