Welcome to the Blumhouse
{{Short description|Horror anthology film series}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Welcome to the Blumhouse
| image = File:Welcome to the Blumhouse - official logo.jpg
| caption = Official film series logo
| based_on =
| starring =
| music = Alexandra Petkovski{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linda-perry-fjora-whats-up-cover-blumhouse-trailer-1053973/|title=Linda Perry, Fjøra on Reimagining 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up?' for 'Welcome to Blumhouse' Teaser|website=rollingstone.com|date=2 September 2020 |access-date=2022-07-13}}
| cinematography =
| editing = Bob Bowen
| studio = Blumhouse Productions
| distributor = Amazon Prime Originals
| released =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Welcome to the Blumhouse is a film series{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/movies/welcome-to-the-blumhouse-directors.html |work=The New York Times |title=Emerging Directors, Re-emerging Horrors |author=Wilson, Lena |date=October 6, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020}} consisting of theme-related anthological horror stories, developed and produced by Blumhouse Productions for Prime Video as Amazon Prime Originals. Announced as an ongoing collaboration between the companies, the films include "distinctive vision[s] and unique perspective[s] on common themes". The first four incorporate "family and love as redemptive or destructive forces",{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/welcome-to-the-blumhouse-launching-on-amazon-in-october-includes-new-production-evil-eye-from-priyanka-chopra-jonas-1203012396/ |work=Deadline |title='Welcome To The Blumhouse' Launching On Amazon In October; Includes New Production 'Evil Eye' From Priyanka Chopra Jonas |author=D'Alessandro, Anthony |date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020}} while the next four releases center around "institutional horrors and personal phobias."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blumhouse-amazon-announce-next-features-in-welcome-to-the-blumhouse-series |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title=Blumhouse, Amazon Announce Next Features in 'Welcome to the Blumhouse' Series |author=Galuppo, Mia |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2020}}
The first four films in the anthology series were advertised and streamable as double features; the first two films on October 6, followed by the next two installments on October 13, 2020. The series continued in 2021, with two movies released on October 1, and the next two released on October 8.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-movies-amazon-1234733954/ |work=Variety |title=Eight New Blumhouse Horror Films Coming to Amazon |author=Ruben, Rebecca |date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazon-sets-blumhouse-film-program-welcome-blumhouse-1307264 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title=Amazon Sets Blumhouse Film Program 'Welcome to the Blumhouse' |author=Galuppo, Mia |date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020}}
Films
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| scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Film
! scope="col" | U.S. ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Screenwriter(s) ! scope="col" | Story by ! scope="col" | Producer(s) |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | The Lie
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| {{start date|2020|10|06 |
| colspan="3"| Veena Sud
| Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Christopher Tricarico and Jason Blum
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Black Box
| Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.
| colspan="2"| Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. & Stephen Herman
| John H. Brister and Jason Blum
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Evil Eye
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| {{start date|2020|10|13|}}
| colspan="2"| Elan Dassani & Rajeev Dassani
| Madhuri Shekar
| Anjula Archaria, Jason Blum, Lisa Bruce, Priyanka Chopra, Jeremy Gold, Emilia Lapenta, Kate Lavin, Guy Stodel, Ian Watermeier and Marci Wiseman
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Nocturne
| colspan="3"| Zu Quirke
| Jason Blum, Lisa Bruce, Jeremy Gold and Marci Wiseman
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Bingo Hell
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| {{start date|2021|10|01}}
| colspan="2"| Shane McKenzie & Gigi Saul Guerrero and Perry Blackshear
| Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman and Raynor Shima
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Black as Night
| Maritte Lee Go
| colspan="2"| Sherman Payne
| Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Maggie Malina and Guy Stodel
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Madres
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| {{start date|2021|10|8}}
| Ryan Zaragoza
| colspan="2"| Marcella Ochoa & Mario Miscione
| Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Sanjay Sharma and Matthew Myers
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | The Manor
| colspan="3"| Axelle Carolyn
| Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Sandy King and Richard J. Bosner
|-
|}
= ''The Lie'' (2018) =
{{main|The Lie (2018 film)}}
After their teenage daughter claims to have killed her best friend on impulse, two parents desperately cover up the crime. The couple navigates the deception through a complicated web of lies.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/the-lie-review-peter-sarsgaard-1234793750/ |work=Variety |title='The Lie' Review: Peter Sarsgaard and Joey King Are a Conspiring Father and Daughter in the Rare Blumhouse Thriller That's Not a Horror Film |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |date=October 6, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020}}
= ''Black Box'' (2020) =
{{main|Black Box (2020 film)}}
After losing his wife and his memory in a horrific car accident, a single father suffers through a painful experimental treatment. Memories begin to slowly resurface, causing him to question his real character.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/black-box-film-review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title='Black Box': Film Review |last=Rooney |first=David |date=October 5, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020}}
= ''Evil Eye'' (2020) =
{{main|Evil Eye (2020 film)}}
A perceived ideal relationship turns into the events of nightmares when a mother becomes obsessed with the belief that her daughter's new boyfriend is a man with a dark history from her own past.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3636416/review-welcome-blumhouses-evil-eye-engaging-psychodrama-minimal-thrills/ |work=Bloody Disgusting |title=[Review] Welcome to the Blumhouse's 'Evil Eye' is an Engaging Psychodrama with Minimal Thrills |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |date=October 14, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/evil-eye-film-review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title='Evil Eye': Film Review |last=Rooney |first=David |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020}} Based on the best-selling and award-winning Audible Original by Madhuri Shekar.
= ''Nocturne'' (2020) =
{{main|Nocturne (2020 film)}}
At a prestigious arts academy, a reserved and shy music student discovers a mysterious notebook that belonged to a recently deceased classmate. Upon following its contents, she begins to outperform her talented and outgoing twin sister, though things may not be as they appear.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nocturne-film-review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title='Nocturne': Film Review |last=Mintzer |first=Jordan |date=October 13, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020}}
= ''Bingo Hell'' (2021) =
{{Main|Bingo Hell}}
Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero, from a script she co-wrote with Shane McKenzie and Perry Blackshear, the story features a group of elderly friends in Oak Springs, who refuse to change and be modernized. Together with their leader, Lupita, the friends are as close-knit as family in their community. These senior citizens don't realize that their bingo hall is being sold to a force more powerful than money.
= ''Black as Night'' (2021) =
= ''Madres'' (2021) =
{{main|Madres}}
Directed by Ryan Zaragoza in his directorial debut, from a script co-written by Marcella Ochoa and Mario Miscione, the plot, set during the 1970s, follows a Mexican-American couple who are approaching the due date for their firstborn child. After moving to a farming community in California, the wife develops unusual symptoms with accompanying horrific visions. Together they try to determine if these strange occurrences are related to a legendary curse, or something more evil.
= ''The Manor'' (2021) =
{{main|The Manor (film)}}
Written and directed by Axelle Carolyn, the plot involves a woman named Judith Albright, who recently suffered a stroke and is moved into a prolific nursing home, where she begins to believe that a supernatural force is preying on the residents. In order to escape this threat, Judith must first convince everyone around her that she doesn't need the assisted living.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/welcome-to-the-blumhouse-next-chapter-film-anthology-the-manor-black-as-night-madres-bingo-1234605766/ |work=Deadline |title='Welcome To The Blumhouse' Sets Next Chapter Of Film Anthology With Inclusive Genre Thrillers 'The Manor', 'Black As Night', 'Madres' And 'Bingo' |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2020 }}
Additional crew and production details
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| rowspan="2"| Film
! colspan="7"|Crew/Detail |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | Composer(s)
! style="text-align:center;" | Cinematographer ! style="text-align:center;" | Editor(s) ! style="text-align:center;" | Production ! style="text-align:center;" | Distributing ! style="text-align:center;" | Running time |
| The Lie
| Peter Wunstorf | Phil Fowler | Blumhouse Productions, | rowspan="8"| Amazon Prime Video | 97 minutes |
| Black Box
| Hilda Mercado | Glenn Garland | Amazon Studios, | 100 minutes |
| Evil Eye
| Ronit Kirchman | Yaron Levy | Kristina Hamilton-Grobler | rowspan="2"| Amazon Studios, | 89 minutes |
| Nocturne
| Ryan Neil | Carmen Cabana | Andrew Drazek | 90 minutes |
| Bingo Hell
| Chase Horseman | Byron Werner | Andrew Wesman | Amazon Studios, | 85 minutes |
| Black as Night
| Jacques Bridal Bar | Cybel Martin | Tim Mirkovich | Amazon Studios, | 87 minutes |
| Madres
| Isabelle Engman-Bredvik | Felipe Vara de Rey | Kristina Hamilton-Grobler | Amazon Studios, | 83 minutes |
| The Manor
| Andrés Sánchez | Kristina Hamilton-Grobler | Amazon Studios, | 91 minutes |
Reception
{{hatnote|For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.}}