way". Some critics were less kind, critiquing the pacing or originality of the film. Kyle Smith of the New York Post admitted that it was "creepy", but that it took "a little too long to arrive" at its climatic culmination. Kirk Honeycutt from The Hollywood Reporter judged the film to be derivative, rather than flatteringly imitative, calling the film and its genre "banal". The film won a few awards shortly after its release, but was largely absent from most major competitions and film festivals, and from the public eye, possibly due to its limited theatrical release and low budget. It won the 2009 Birmingham Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival award for Best Feature Film. At 2009 Screamfest, it won festival trophies for Best Actress (Jocelin Donahue) and Best Score (Jeff Grace). See also List of films featuring eclipses References External links Spout interview with director Ti West Interview with Ti West about The House of The Devil at ion magazine 2009 films 2009 horror films American supernatural horror films 2009 independent films Films about cults Films set in the 1980s Films shot in Connecticut American haunted house films Glass Eye Pix films Films directed by Ti West Films about witchcraft Films about Satanism Films set in country houses 2000s English-language films 2000s American films