House of Fear

Background

House of Fear is a British film production company specializing in horror movies.

Logo (June 13, 2011-January 30, 2012)

Standard version
Eldorado variant

Visuals: Set during a dark and stormy night, the screen begins at a gate, opening and leading it to a gloomy, creepy mansion at the peak of a hill populated with graves, a twisting sidewalk, and leafless trees. The screen then pans upward to show a gargoyle with a furious expression and glowing red eyes standing on the mansion's chimney. Then, lightning strikes on the stone peak of the chimney to unveil "House of Fear", in a glowing red texture and Gothic font.

Variant: On Eldorado, when the lightning strike hits the chimney, the sequence gets interrupted by the screen tearing down to unveil Peter O'Toole in a gothic library. Before appearing on a scream, he shouts "Hold on!" four times. Then, the following dialogue is stated:

For those of you who don't go to the movies or to the theater or watch television, let me introduce myself. My name is Peter O'Toole, quite. For one reason or another, the motion picture you are about to watch is not very clear in parts. As a matter of fact, it was made to demonstrate how not to make a motion picture and at the same time win an Academy Award. In fact, someone at the front office has thought that the occasional word for me might clarify the plot and any other vague portions of the film. In my view, fat chance. Still, if you're sitting comfortably, let us begin.

O'Toole can be seen looking down reading from a note, presumably the script for this disclaimer. After the delivery of the above introduction, the transition and sequence quickly reverse to where the screen begins to pan up the mansion and proceed normally.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A dramatic, gothic orchestral string soundtrack plays alongside the sound of thunder, flapping, rain, and whooshing.

Audio Variant: Eldorado has O'Toole's dialogue and an orchestral string soundtrack playing in the background. A spring-boinging sound effect plays after O'Toole says his name.

Availability: The logo is seen on Evil Calls: The Raven and Eldorado.