Based solely on one night and only half the houses--this is my surprise sleeper hit of the year.
Turns out my friend loves this movie. She couldn't quit raving about the house, said it perfectly captured the movie. As a non-fan, I still respected the design both in terms of set detail and the fact it feels "built to scare." Also, tho I don't know who they are, the characters were all colorfully creepy, and best of all diverse (three of the other houses I saw suffer from Single Monster Design Syndrome, might be the unofficial theme this year). Cast seemed to be into scaring. This house makes me want to watch HoTC, something I never thought I'd say 6 months ago.