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Thursday, 29 January 2009 05:05 PM EST
House, the first R-rated Christian horror movie, is to be released on DVD April 7.

Based on the novel of the same name by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, the movie will be distributed to Christian stores by Thomas Nelson carrying a sticker on the cover with an endorsement from the Hollywood Jesus movie review Web site. "Not a curse word or body part," says the review, "just sheer dread that never lets up."

The DVD cover features an exterior shot of the old house in which the thriller is set, rather than the pentagram that was on the movie poster for its theatrical release late last year.

Lionsgate marketing manager Ashlee Meese said the special cover for Christian stores was an effort to address any concerns retailers may have about the film, whose restricted rating for "terror and violence" concerned the makers. They feared the R rating might limit the audience for the film, as Dekker in particular has a strong teen fan base.

Starring Michael Madsen and Reynaldo Rosales, the 88-minute film will retail for $26.98. Nelson originally published the book in 2006, and brought out trade paper and mass market movie tie-in editions last fall.

 

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