Alasdair Beckett-King sums up Every Haunted House Movie in 73 seconds

It’s October, and people’s thoughts have turned to ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night, and I don’t mean that airlock you’ve been meaning to sort in the bedroom radiator.

The very talented Alasdair Beckett-King has turned his thoughts to that cinema staple, the haunted house movie.

This sketch shines a comedic light on the tropes of the genre – and a little more.

Based on true events and actual people that you shouldn’t google.

Alasdair shared the sketch with Twitter, where it got reactions like these.

Spot on. Alasdair's a delight, and has obviously watched too many haunted house movies, especially modern ones. https://t.co/ZBq5p2mXT4

— The Facts In The Case of M. Sheppherd (@AHappyHiveling) October 8, 2021

Impressive how many films this could be in reference to. https://t.co/ki87JWJVqG

— Liam Bones (@Bonesdrawstuff) October 8, 2021

CACKLING https://t.co/gxyS4jtcnd

— Count Mysterioso (@MysteriosoX) October 9, 2021

Note perfect https://t.co/jjKeOriLdS

— Gemma Amor (@manylittlewords) October 8, 2021

Not gonna to lie, bloody love horror, Halloween and spooky season and 10/10 would watch this feature length https://t.co/YiSJLSQb6G

— Joshua King (@JoshKingWrites) October 9, 2021

Stop being so fucking good at this

— Iain Garner (@NeonIain) October 8, 2021

Michael “oplopanax” Coyle came to a conclusion.

A good social safety net prevents haunted house movies. https://t.co/xvBk0J80YM

— Michael “oplopanax” Coyle (@lithohedron) October 8, 2021

It’s not the first time Mr Beckett-King has captured the essence of a genre in mere seconds. For instance, in this sketch, he nails those Scandinavian crime dramas we can’t get enough of.