A haunted house with human characteristics that frightens the neighbourhood is the familiar premise for this animated tale.
Youngsters DJ (Mitchel Musso), his bumbling friend Chowder (Sam Lerner) and tomboy Jenny (Spencer Locke) decide to fight back and embark on a series of hilarious and sometimes scary adventures.
A cast of colourful characters are voiced by Catherine O'Hara, Kevin James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kathleen Turner, Steve Buscemi, and Fred Willard.
First-time director Gil Kenan proves spirited and highly adept at mastering such a hi-tech production, which uses new digital techniques that move on from straightforward computer drawing.
Monster House is executive produced by Robert Zemeckis, who was at the helm of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 1988.
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