How a 127-Year-Old N.J. Landmark Became a Horror Movie Set. Inside New Pete Davidson Film ‘The Home.’

How a Scrapped ‘Purge 6’ Script and an Encounter with Busboy Pete Davidson Led to James DeMonaco’s New Horror Movie

Director James DeMonaco tells IndieWire about his early days writing for Francis Ford Coppola and how Robert Altman's "3 Women" — and even blasting that film's score on the set — paved the way for "The Home."

‘The Home’ Review: Pete Davidson Looks Completely Lost in This Amalgam of Classic Horror Films

“The Home” has some curiosity value attached to it: How will “Saturday Night Live” alum Pete Davidson fare in his first non-comedic performance? However, its major selling point might be that it comes from James DeMonaco, the filmmaker behind the commercially successful “The Purge” franchise. Audiences drawn to “The Home” for either reason might come out disappointed. Davidson shows he may not have the chops to carry a horror film, while DeMonac…

How a 127-year-old N.J. landmark became a horror movie set. Inside new Pete Davidson film ‘The Home.’

'The Home' found its home in New Jersey. Now the movie's here and the place no longer exists.

Review: THE HOME is a Gory Yet Unsatisfying Horror Misfire

James DeMonaco’s elder care thriller The Home feels like another movie’s in-universe fake watch. Like, if in a Scream sequel, teens exclaimed, “Shut up, I’m trying to watch the Pete Davidson old folks horror flick!” It’s predictable yet outlandish; a narrative that operates by presuming you know what’s coming and that doesn’t matter. DeMonaco and co-writer Adam Cantor deal in the horrors of twilight years and Boomerisms, but commentaries get los…

THE PURGE Director Unleashes A New Side Of Pete Davidson In THE HOME

THE PURGE director James DeMonaco on teaming up with Pete Davidson for their new horror movie THE HOME and the possibility of a PURGE collaboration.

The Home Review — Davidson Lifts Up a Middling Horror Film

The hype around Pete Davidson as a movie star has seemingly dissipated as he stepped back into stand-up comedy. While the actor and comedian continues to have a strong presence in popular culture, he has taken a step towards more cameos and voice acting performances over the past two years. However, The Home gives him a legitimate starring vehicle for the first time since Bupkis. It also allows him to team up with horror director James DeMonaco,…