WISE Score
A budget-friendly haunted house renovation that’s more about debt stress than deep scares.
Look, it’s a 2024 horror movie on Tubi with a sub-5 rating on IMDb. You know exactly what you're getting here. It’s a low-budget thriller that leans on a 'recession' backstory to give its protagonist a reason to stay in a clearly haunted house.
If you're a horror completionist who loves an indie 'secret in the walls' story, it might kill 90 minutes. For everyone else, especially families, this is an easy pass. It’s not 'safe' for kids, and it’s not 'good' enough for a dedicated movie night.
This is strictly for adults and older teens who enjoy low-budget indie horror. It deals with heavy themes of financial ruin and 'entombed' secrets that will likely be too dark or just plain boring for younger kids.
Driven by financial desperation and dark secrets, this isn't exactly a feel-good story about community. It's a gritty look at a man on the edge.
While it uses the 'secret in the walls' trope, the recession-era backdrop adds a layer of grounded realism that most haunted house flicks skip.
It's an unrated horror/thriller on Tubi. Expect jump scares, tense atmosphere, and potentially some graphic 'entombed' imagery that isn't for the faint of heart.
Mostly standard genre fare meant for a quick thrill rather than deep ethical or cognitive growth.
The 'haunted house as a metaphor for debt' is a solid concept, but The Last House struggles to do much with it beyond the basics. Malcolm is a relatable enough lead—a guy just trying to dig himself out of a hole—but the 'dreadful secret' entombed in the walls feels like standard genre filler we've seen a dozen times before.
Because this is a Tubi-centric release, the production values are exactly what you'd expect: serviceable but thin. The lighting is often too dark (a classic indie horror trick to hide a low budget), and the pacing drags in the middle. If your kid is into horror, there are much better 'starter' scary movies that actually have something to say.
We gave this a low WISE score not because it’s 'offensive,' but because it’s unremarkable. In the world of 2026 media, where you have access to everything ever made, a 4.9-rated thriller doesn't earn its keep. It lacks the imagination of high-end horror and the wholesomeness or enrichment we look for in family recommendations. It's 'junk food' media—fine if you're starving for a scare, but not something to seek out.
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