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A small film team works on a documentary about an urban legend and some tragic murders surrounding it. The search for truth spirals into unfamiliar territory for the duo of investigators and a deeper conspiracy is uncovered, placing the crew in some serious danger. The opening has the male half of the documentarians explaining that everything went to hell and seeing him still breathing explains why the movie ain’t strictly found footage and is in the realm of mockumentary. The story of some sinister cabal called the Household involves nine missing kids, child torture-murders, a convicted man who may not be guilty and a conspiracy of silence involving a murder cult. There is also a rumor of another group investigating the Household that disappeared and all that remains is a short bit of unnerving footage. I could see the lure of this weirdness inspiring a struggling filmmaker to tackle it all and make a name for himself. In the process of running through the history of the town’s secret and strangeness, Patrick and Sarah run into some answers and a whole bunch of questions. Interviews, archival evidence and on the spot investigation piece together one hell of an interesting nightmare where two likable enough people (the dude is kind of a dick but I get his frustration) find themselves well outside of their depth. Tensions grow (thank god it’s not found footage because I imagine it would have been dragged far past the point of tolerable), Patrick refuses to let things go despite the danger closing in and an unfortunate inevitability hangs over everything. Impressively utilizing two hours and rarely feeling like it’s dragging, The Household works pretty damn well thanks to its conspiracy-minded narrative but loses a bit of momentum and doesn’t offer up much of a payoff.
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