the house with a clock in the walls book

The House with a Clock in Its Walls is entertaining and well made, and slightly older children and adults who enjoy spooky movies and Jack Black comedies will like it. In The House with a Clock in Its Walls Eli Roth brings to life the children’s novel of the same name by John Bellairs. The House with a Clock in its Walls has some mild coarse language and insults, including ‘idiot’, ‘damn’, ‘hag’ and ‘freak’. The following products are displayed or used in The House with a Clock in its Walls: Converse shoes and Ovaltine. Nothing of concern Nudity and sexual activity

For example, Isaac and Selene (in disguise) kiss each other intimately. The House with a Clock in its Walls has some sexual references. Tarby threatens to break Lewis’s arms if Lewis doesn’t do what Tarby tells him.Mrs Zimmerman makes frequent jokes about wanting to stab herself in the ears when she’s listening to Jonathan.One character dies, and blood is seen in his mouth. An explosion throws characters to the ground.Lewis uses magic to knock out two bullies with a basketball.The House with a Clock in its Walls has some violence. Themesĭeath of a parent bullying magic and supernatural themes Violence

Lewis, Jonathan and Mrs Zimmerman must now race to find and destroy the clock before Isaac and his wife Selene (Renee Elise Goldsberry) bring about the Apocalypse. When Lewis borrows his uncle’s forbidden book of dark spells to impress his new school friend Tarby (Sunny Suljic), he accidentally brings Isaac back from the grave. With the help of his witch neighbour, Mrs Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett), Jonathan has been searching for a doomsday clock, which has been hidden somewhere in his house by the evil warlock Isaac Izard (Kyle MacLachlan). Lewis soon discovers that his uncle is a good (though not very skilful) warlock.

The House with a Clock in its Walls begins when 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) loses his parents in an accident and is sent to live with his estranged and eccentric uncle, Jonathan (Jack Black).

The house with a clock in the walls book