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![]() Black has enjoyed a lucrative run in family-oriented movies, from his 2003 breakout “School of Rock” to last year’s smash “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” His co-star, Cate Blanchett (as a bespectacled neighbor), also has experience in the genre, having played the evil stepmother in Disney’s 2015 live-action remake of “Cinderella. His uncle reassures him, “As long as it’s fed.” The director Eli Roth made his name with adults-only horror films like “Hostel,” but he’s setting out to scare a younger audience with “The House With a Clock in its Walls,” which has just released its first trailer.Īdapted by Eric Kripke (TV’s “ Supernatural”) from the young-adult novel by John Bellairs, the story follows an orphan, Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), who moves into the spooky titular abode with his uncle (Jack Black).Īs if the unseen ticking timepiece weren’t creepy enough, the home also features such haunted-house standbys as suits of armor, jack-o’-lanterns and a tentacled monster that pops out of a closet. The House with a Clock in Its Walls Paperback Illustrated, 3 August 2004 by John Bellairs (Author), Edward Gorey (Illustrator) 4. ![]()
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