Justin Chang, a film critic from the Los Angeles Times wrote that the movie is full of 'supernatural spookery - ominous spell books, shuddering tombstones, grown men and little kids shooting lightning bolts from their fingertips.' This definitely sounds like something that will have both the kids' and the parent's attention.

I think this’ll be your kids’ first scary movie. I think if you like scary movies, you’re going to want to take your kid to this one, because this movie is sort of the gateway to them being scary-movie fans. But as screenwriter and producer Eric Kripke told Entertainment Weekly, the film is OK for kids: While this movie has an incredible amount of heart and humor and there’s nothing that is going to give your kids nightmares, it does have real stakes, and it has a couple real jumps. As for the book, it might be a little spookier, because when you use your imagination, you never know what your brain will think up. Roth is no stranger to the horror genre, having directed Cabin Fever, Hostel and Death Wish, according to the Los Angeles Times. In fact, director EIi Roth told Entertainment Weekly that it's extremely kid friendly, even though it's meant as a 'gateway' for the horror genre.

The movie is just scary enough, and perfect for a young audience. And, oh yeah, everyone in the story is a magician. Zimmermann (Blanchett), they race to find the clock in the walls - a clock that has the potential to obliterate all human kind if it goes off. Lewis thinks that his new life will be ordinary, but as strange things begin to happen he realizes he is wrong. The movie (and the book) follow the life of recently orphaned Lewis Barnavelt, who is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan (Black), according to IMDB.

And now, the book is a major motion picture and in theaters this weekend. Bellairs even won the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children’s Books of International Interest Award for this book, according to Penguin Random House.

yes! The House With A Clock In Its Walls is a best-selling young adult book written in 1973 by John Bellairs, who is known for his supernaturally themed stories, according to Penguin Random House. It's full of eerie twists and turns and a few spooky surprises, but the story may sound familiar to moviegoers and some may be wondering if The House With A Clock In Its Walls is based on a book. Halloween is hitting the big screen early this year with the release of a new movie starring Jack Black and Kate Blanchett.

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