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Monster House

2006

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.

Gil Kenan

Director · Known for Monster House

Gil Kenan (Hebrew: גיל קינן; born October 16, 1976) is a British–American filmmaker. He is best known for directing Monster House (2006), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. He has also collaborated with director Jason Reitman in co-writing the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024), the latter he also directed, as well as Saturday Night (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gil Kenan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Kevin James

Cast · Known for Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, Pixels

Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and writer. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates, and the following year co-starred in Hitch. He went on to star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He also voiced characters in the animated films Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The Dilemma (2011), Little Boy (2015), and Becky (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rob Schrab

Cast · Director · Writer · Known for Uncle Grandpa, Rick and Morty, Community

Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book Scud: The Disposable Assassin, co-writer of the feature film Monster House, co-creator of the competitive film festival Channel 101, and the co-creator of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program. He has directed three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program and episodes of Childrens Hospital, Blue Mountain State, Community, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project, Workaholics, Creepshow, and the second revival season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Schrab, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Sam Lerner

Cast · Known for Monster House, The Goldbergs

Sam Lerner is an American actor born on September 27, 1992, in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his long-running television role as Geoff Schwartz on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and for voicing Chowder in the Academy Award-nominated animated film Monster House (2006). Lerner comes from an acting family; he is the son of character actor Ken Lerner and the nephew of Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Lerner. Over his career, he has appeared in numerous films and television series, including Project Almanac (2015), Truth or Dare (2018), and recurring roles on shows like Suburgatory. In 2025, he also transitioned into producing, serving as an executive producer on the thriller film Drop.

Jon Heder

Cast · Known for Surf's Up, Monster House, Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Jonathan Joseph Heder (born October 26, 1977) is an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His feature film debut came in 2004 as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite. He also starred in the films The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory, Mama's Boy, When in Rome, and as Roy Disney in Walt Before Mickey. He provided his voice talents in the animated films Monster House and Surf's Up, as well as the title character for the animated series Napoleon Dynamite.

Mitchel Musso

Cast · Known for Monster House, Phineas and Ferb

Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in the animated series Phineas and Ferb, and his Disney XD role as King Brady on Pair of Kings as well as the host of Disney Channel's PrankStars. He voiced DJ in the animated film, Monster House, and starred as Raymond Figg in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Life Is Ruff, released in 2005, as well as Cleatus Poole in the film, Hatching Pete in 2009. Musso's self-titled debut album was released on June 2, 2009, on Walt Disney Records. The album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200.

Chris Appelhans

Director · Known for KPop Demon Hunters

Chris Appelhans (born April 28, 1980) is an American illustrator, production designer, and director known for writing/directing Sony Pictures Animation's Wish Dragon (2021) and co-directing KPop Demon Hunters (2025). He started as a concept artist for films like Monster House, The Princess and the Frog, and Coraline, earning an Annie Award nomination for Coraline, and has illustrated children's books like A Greyhound, a Groundhog. He studied at Art Center College of Design and resides in Los Angeles with his wife, author Maurene Goo. Their son was born in 2020.

Spencer Locke

Cast · Known for Monster House

Spencer Locke (born September 20, 1991) is an American actress. She's always been known as "the Sunshine Girl" for her joyful personality that lights up every room and currently the screens too. Miss Locke recalls knowing she wanted to be an actress since age 6, and she started taking classes right away. Soon after she landed several commercials in the Orlando area, and by age 11 she decided to take it to next level and went to Los Angeles with her Miami coach/manager. It was a hard year for Spencer but before it ended she got her very first role: Brandee Case in "Without A Trace". A small role in the movie "Spanglish", where she's credited as Sleepover Friend, followed. After that, Spencer broke into kids tv, first with Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" with a recurrent role, and later on Disney Channel also with a recurrent role in "Phil of the Future" and other appearances on "That's So Raven". Meanwhile Spencer landed roles in two pilots, but unfortunately they didn't make the cut. One of Spencer's bigger roles though, was landed back on 2004, on the performance capture animation, "Monster House". The movie was released on 2006, produced by Robert Zemeckis, Steven Speilberg and directed by Gil Kenan. Spencer doesn't only enjoy acting but all arts, specially drawing and dancing. Her hobbies keep her very active along with a sports, she's very good and versatile, practicing kick boxing to ice skating. On late 2007, Spencer's latest movie project will be released: "Resident Evil 3: Extintion". The young actress plays "K-Mart", nicknamed after the supermarket ruins she was found at. Spencer recalls the Mexico filming as an "amazing expirience", and we're all sure it's gonna get more amazing by the moment for this beautiful and super talented girl!

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

2026

Trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, Lizzie Borden kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.

Fred Dekker

Fred Dekker (born April 9, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film best known for his cult classic horror comedy films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black). He contributed the story ideas for both House (1986) and Ricochet (1991), and also directed and co-wrote RoboCop 3 with Frank Miller. One of his earliest movies was a short film he made in college titled Starcruisers directed in the early 1980s. Night of the Creeps was released on DVD in 2009. In a June 20, 2005 interview, Dekker said he was currently working on a, "scary, end-of-the-world thriller." Description above from the Wikipedia article about Fred Dekker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bradley Whitford

Cast · Known for Get Out, The West Wing, Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. From 1999 to 2006, Whitford starred as Josh Lyman, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, in NBC's political drama television series The West Wing. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 2001. In addition to The West Wing, Whitford played Danny Tripp in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, Timothy Carter, a character who was believed to be Red John, in the CBS series The Mentalist, antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison, Arthur Parsons in The Post, Dean Armitage in the horror film Get Out, Roger Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, President Gray in the dystopian science fiction film The Darkest Minds and Rick Stanton in the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In 2015, he won a second Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role as Marcy in Transparent and later garnered a fifth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Magnus Hirschfeld in the same series. From 2018 to 2025, Whitford portrayed Commander Joseph Lawrence in Hulu dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale, for which he won his third Primetime Emmy Award in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bradley Whitford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Odette Annable

Cast · Known for House, Supergirl

Odette Juliette Annable (née Yustman; born May 10, 1985) is an American film and television actress. Her film and television roles include Dr. Jessica Adams in the Fox medical drama series House, Beth McIntyre in the monster film Cloverfield, Aubrey Diaz in the ABC drama series October Road, Samantha Arias / Reign in Supergirl, and Nola Longshadow in Banshee. She has been married to her Brothers & Sisters costar Dave Annable since 2010; they have two daughters.

Charlize Theron

Cast · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, The Italian Job, Prometheus

Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans: [ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar. She was nominated twice more for the Oscar for portraying a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005) and Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and The Old Guard (2020), as well as several Fast & Furious installments: The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). On television, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Britt Ekland in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, many in which she had a starring role, including The Burning Plain (2008), Dark Places (2015), and Long Shot (2019). Theron became an American citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eugene Cordero

Cast · Known for Loki, Forgotten Island, Kong: Skull Island

Eugene Cordero is an American comedian, actor, and writer. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series regular on the comedies Other Space (2015), Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (2017–2019), Tacoma FD (2019–2021), and Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020–2024). His television appearances also include recurring roles on House of Lies (2014), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2017), The Good Place (2016–2020), and Wrecked (2018). Outside of comedy, he has been a series regular on the Disney+ series Loki since 2021. Cordero's film roles include the comedy-drama The Kings of Summer (2013), the monster adventure Kong: Skull Island (2017), and the crime drama The Mule (2018).

Annie Corley

Cast · Known for Law Abiding Citizen

Annie Corley (born January 11, 1960) is an American actress who has appeared in a wide variety of films and television shows since 1990. Her most notable role to date was playing Meryl Streep's daughter in the film The Bridges of Madison County. A graduate of DePauw University in Indiana, she first appeared in Malcolm X. Since then, she has been featured in several other Oscar-nominated films, such as The Cider House Rules, Seabiscuit, 21 Grams, and Monster. She co-starred in The Lucky Ones and 2009's Crazy Heart. She also played Judge Burch in Law Abiding Citizen. Among her television appearances, she has guest starred on The Closer, NYPD Blue, as the mother of Zachary Quinto on Touched by an Angel, conservative Christian pundit Mary Marsh on The West Wing, Without a Trace, Murder, She Wrote, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Practice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Annie Corley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tom Noonan

Cast · Known for Damages, Hell on Wheels, Heat

Tom Noonan (April 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986), Frankenstein's Monster in The Monster Squad (1987), Cain in RoboCop 2 (1990), The Ripper in Last Action Hero (1993), Kelso the hacker in Heat (1995), Sammy Barnathan in Synecdoche, New York (2008), Mr. Ulman in The House of the Devil (2009), Reverend Nathaniel in Hell on Wheels (2011–2014), the Pallid Man in 12 Monkeys (2015–2018) and as the voice of everyone else in Anomalisa (2015). Noonan is also a writer and director of theatre and film. His debut feature film What Happened Was (1994) won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Noonan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mark Dippolito

Mark Dippolito was born in Cocoa Beach, Florida to Greg & Penny Dippolito. Being the youngest of four very athletic children, you could almost always catch Mark at the beach trading waves with his brother Chris and twin sisters Erika and Erin. Mark's father was a fisherman by trade up until the time Mark was born and fishing was a family affair in the Dippolito house hold. Often Mark and his siblings would have great weekend adventure with their father involving 6ft. sharks and monster stingrays. One time while Mark was fishing off the beach with his dad and brother, they caught over 1000lbs. of fish. It was such an enormous haul it payed for the family vacation that year.

Mary Ellen Trainor

Cast · Known for Remington Steele

Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) was an actress well-known for roles in a variety of 80s movies including Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon (and its sequels), The Monster Squad, Action Jackson, Die Hard, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, and Back to the Future 2, among other things. One of her most iconic roles was that of the greedy wife in the famous killer Santa episode of Tales From the Crypt "And All Through the House".

Daniel Haller

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Haller (born September 14, 1926 in Glendale, California) is an American film and television director, production designer, and art director. Haller studied at the renowned Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1953, Haller started as an art director in television, then quickly graduated to low budget feature films. Among many other credits, Haller designed the deceptively opulent sets for nearly all of Roger Corman's critically acclaimed Edgar Allan Poe film series, including House of Usher (1960) and The Pit and the Pendulum (1961). Haller directed his first film, Die, Monster, Die!, in 1965 for American International Pictures. Based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story The Colour Out of Space, it was very similar in plot and atmosphere to Corman's Poe films. After directing two motorcycle pictures (The Devil's Angels (1967) and The Wild Racers (1968)), Haller filmed another Lovecraft adaptation, The Dunwich Horror (1970). From 1972, all of Haller's subsequent work has been in television, including directing episodes of Night Gallery, Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Today he lives with his family in a horse ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Haller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Zhang Ruoyun

Cast · Known for Make Zhonghe Great Again

Zhang Ruoyun was born on August 24, 1988, in Beijing, China. Growing up in a household with strong ties to the film industry—his father, Zhang Jian, is a director and producer, and his grandfather was a geologist—he was exposed to the world of storytelling and creativity from an early age. Despite his parents’ divorce when he was very young, Zhang's passion for the performing arts led him to pursue acting, and he later honed his craft at the prestigious Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 2007 . Zhang made his acting debut in 2004, playing the younger version of a male protagonist in the television series 'The Sea’s Promise'. Over the next few years, he steadily built his career, gaining early public attention through roles in series like 'Snow Leopard' (2010) and its companion series 'Black Fox' (2011). His performance in these projects earned him recognition and awards such as the Most Popular New Actor, marking his arrival onto the national scene. As his career progressed, Zhang Ruoyun expanded both the range and depth of his roles. In 2015, he starred in the popular web drama 'Wu Xin: The Monster Killer', which helped him gain a wider following across the Greater China region. However, it was in 2016 that he experienced a significant career breakthrough with the espionage drama 'Sparrow'. This role not only established him as a mainstream actor but also earned him accolades for his compelling portrayal of a patriotic and resourceful hero. Soon after, he headlined the well-received series 'Medical Examiner Dr. Qin', a production that garnered over 1.5 billion views on Sohu TV and further demonstrated his versatility across genres . In addition to his success in television dramas, Zhang has also made a mark in films. He appeared in his first film, 'Sky on Fire', and later took on prominent roles in historical and epic dramas, including the widely popular 'Joy of Life'. This period piece, notable for its rich narrative and layered characters, affirmed Zhang Ruoyun's ability to adapt to complex roles and further solidified his standing within the Chinese entertainment industry. Off-screen, Zhang is known for his thoughtful and evolving approach to his art. In his personal life, he married actress Tang Yixin in 2019, and in 2020 the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter. His journey from a promising young actor to a well-respected artist in both television and film is marked by his constant drive to challenge himself and explore new facets of acting, making him one of the most dynamic talents of his generation.

Yurie Funato

Cast · Known for Chainsmoker Cat

Yurie Funato (船戸 ゆり絵, Funato Yurie, born September 18, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Amuse. Raised in a creative household—her mother being a professional narrator—she developed an early interest in voice acting, inspired by her family's love for anime and video games. During her school years, she practiced piano, flute, jazz dance, and calligraphy, and was an award-winning flautist in her school's brass band. In high school, she joined the cheerleading club and worked part-time at a sushi restaurant while attending voice acting workshops. Despite initial insecurities about her high-pitched voice, she embraced it as her strength. After graduating, she studied at Watanabe Entertainment College and debuted as a voice actress in 2015 under Holy Peak, later joining the idol group Purely Monster. She left the group on April 30, 2018 due to a leg injury and joined Amuse Inc. in 2019. Her talents include perfect pitch, playing instruments, dancing, and she’s even a certified sake sommelier. In 2023, she landed her first lead role as Umika Konohoshi in Stardust Telepath, followed by Hikari Hinata in Highspeed Étoile (2024).

Vera Farmiga

Cast · Known for The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Vera Ann Farmiga (/fɑːrˈmiːɡə/ far-MEE-gə; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. Farmiga began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of Taking Sides (1996). After expanding to television and film, her breakthrough came with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama Down to the Bone (2004). She then had roles in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (2004), the crime drama The Departed (2006), and the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). She was also established as a scream queen for her performances in the horror films Joshua (2007) and Orphan (2009). For her performance in the comedy-drama Up in the Air (2009), Farmiga was nominated for an Academy Award and other accolades. She then made her directorial debut with the drama film Higher Ground (2011), in which she had the leading role. She starred in the thrillers Source Code (2011) and Safe House (2012), before furthering her scream queen status by portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle Comes Home (2019), and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). She also starred in the legal drama The Judge (2014), the biographical drama The Front Runner (2018), the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and the crime drama The Many Saints of Newark (2021). On television, Farmiga received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama horror series Bates Motel (2013–2017) and starring in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019). She also appears in the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Apple TV+ miniseries Five Days at Memorial (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vera Farmiga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Wayne Pretlow

Wayne Pretlow has worked with some of Broadway's most respected directors the likes of Jerry Zaks and the late Hal Prince, with a host of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and international theater credits which include the 1999 Tony-nominated The Civil War, which he was an original cast member and the 2017 World premiere of Roman Holiday which premiered in San Francisco. In New York, he has performed in many City Centers Encores! concerts and received critics mention by Broadway World, Newsday, and The New York Times for his performance in Encores! Off-center production of Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope directed and choreographed by Savion Glover. Wayne was awarded Boston's *I.R.N.E in 2013 and nominated for a *Helen Hayes Award in 2000 for Best-Supporting Actor in a Musical for his role of Nicely Nicely in productions of Guys & Dolls. In 2019, he completed shooting Love Life for HBO and Monster Land for Hulu. Other Television appearances include guest and co-starring roles in shows The Good Wife, Person of Interest, and Madam Secretary on CBS, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Luke Cage, and House of Cards on Netflix, and in films: Like Sunday Like Rain, written and directed by Frank Whaley, Cannes Festival winner Next Stop Wonderland directed by Brain Anderson, The Accident, and Yardbird Houston in the short film In Retrospect, written directed by Logan Coles to name but a few. Wayne appeared several times on the Rosie O'Donnell Show with the cast of the Civil War and also on The David Letterman Show, The Chris Rock Show, and The Dave Chappelle Show and has done over 100 regional and national commercials; Saturn, Wendy's, Canon Copiers, Staples and AOL and in the 1990's he was the voice of the Sprinkle Spangle Genie, a short-lived General Mills Cereal... Mr. Pretlow is represented by Nicolosi & Co based in New York.