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Welcome
to the Merchandise and Props section of Roger Cobb's House.
This is the section where we detail all the known props
and mermorabilia still existing from the movie. This includes
everything from posters and presskits to actual masks and
paintings used on the set.
Collector
Edition
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Regular
U.S.
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House
2 UK.
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The
first four American releases.
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This
is the VCD (video cd) of House. Obviously
an unofficial pirate.
This product is
a substandard alternative to the stunning new UK
DVD from Anchor Bay.
It's quality is
comparable to VHS and is good for a quick look once
in a while, but certainly not a serious product.
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Rarer
items..
This
is the House Soundtrack Score CD on Varese Sarabande.
It's very rare and contains both the scores to
'House' and 'House II: The Second Story.' It does
NOT however contain any of the pop music used
during the film such as 'Dedicated to the One
I Love' or 'You're no Good.'
Please
see the Soundtrack and
Score section for a detailed piece on the
score and its vinyl existence.
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Left:
The House II Comic Book
Also,
be on the lookout for the presskit as detailed in
'Production Notes'
here at Roger Cobb's House. It offers detailed behond
the scenes and locations information.
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Right:
The Mexican House Poster
'La Mansion'
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Left:
The Japanese Pressbook for
'Goblin'
The
release of House
in Japan featured a name change to 'Goblin' -
the rare Japanese pressbook containing the alternate
title is pictured here.
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Often
regarded as the finest section of the film, this
autographed photo from Cheers actor John
Ratzenberger depicts his character Bill Towner,
the intrepid elecrician adventurer who lends a hand.
Right:
Signed John Ratzenberger House
II Photo.
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Though
filled with interesting props, only a few have surfaced
from the House movies in the past few years. Here
we have one of Chris Walas' (Gremlins) terrific
creations. The head of House II villain Slim Reezor.
Left:
an
authentic Chris Walas House II prop of Slim Reezor!
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Another
memento from Vanished Son's private collection!
Autographed by Producer Sean S. Cunningham.
Right:
Sean S. Cunningham in Directorial
role - autographed photo.
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Left:
The House Standup Display
This is quite an obscure piece of publicity memorabilia
put out to video retailers at the time of release.
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Right:
The House Lightup Display
Model.
The
House Light Up Display unit which was released
by New World Video at the time of the film.It
is a largeboxed replica of the HOUSE and has battery
power to light up the windows!
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So
what about original props? Well Roger Cobb's House
now owns this painting (of Aunt Elizabeth's) by
Richard Hescox-
Remember
the scene with policeman Steven Williams - ?
Roger:
"My Aunt was an artist"
Williams:
"Yeah ..i guess"
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See
the House Specials
interview with artist Richard Hescox.
This painting
depicts Director Joe Dante being speared by the
Marlin, and hangs in Aunt Elizabeth's bedroom in
the movie behind Roger and his cameras!
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"I
purchased this item from the famous Forrest J Ackerman,
former publisher of Famous Monsters Of Filmland
Magazine (you know, the one King and Speilberg thank
for inspiring them). You may know Forry from the
A&E bio they run on him around Halloween or
his apperances in films such as Amazon Women On
The Moon, or Attack Of The 50 Foot Centerfold. I
have no other House props but this item also comes
with a framed copy of the article about Forry and
his collection."
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We
contacted a source close to Ackerman for official word
on the House prop and discovered another fabulous tidbit:
"Mr
Ackerman owns one prop from the film "House". The lower
half of "Ben" from the waist down. Other than this, most
of Mr. Ackerman's props are from the golden age of horror
(Dracula, Frankenstein, King Kong, etc.)"
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