"The Ice House" is a 35-minute live action short film from 1978, so this one has its 40th anniversary next year. The director here is Derek Lister and the script is by John Bowen. And even without Lawrence Gordon Clark in charge this time, this is still a film from the series of horror Christmas short films from the 1970s. The title actually sounds promising and the premise does as well here on IMDb. An ice house, a harmless protagonist, a pair of evil landlords etc. Simple but good right? Well, not really. What I watched in here was just as unappealing as the other ghost stories for Christmas overall. Such a shame. The ice house never made a truly lasting impact as a location in this film and this is especially bad because it is in the very center of it all. I like some horror films about unknown dangers, but all these unseen scare Christmas specials do almost nothing for me, so maybe if you like some of the more known ones, then perhaps you will appreciate this one too. From an entirely subjective position, however, I give it a thumbs-down as neither acting, writing or atmosphere turned out to my liking. Watch something else instead.
Review of The Ice House
