History Trivia / TheHouseWithAClockInItsWalls

* FakeNationality: Aussie Creator/CateBlanchett as Florence Zimmerman, who speaks with an American accent but is presumably French.
** Though she lived in Paris at some point, it was never specified she was French. She could have simply moved there. It's implied she's a Jew and her last name is German.
* GenreAdultery: While Eli Roth is known as a SplatterHorror director, this film is more of a gothic-horror family fantasy film, and thus '''''way''''' LighterAndSofter than Roth's [[Film/CabinFever other]] [[Film/{{Hostel}} horror]] [[Film/TheGreenInferno films]].

* CareerResurrection: While ''Film/DeathWish2018'' was a [[CriticalDissonance modest success]], ''The House With a Clock in Its Walls'' ended up beating ''Film/{{Hostel}}'' as Creator/EliRoth's most successful film both critically and commercially.

** Though she lived in Paris at some point, it was never specified she was French. She could have simply moved there. It's implied she's a jew and her last name is German.

** Though she lived in Paris at some point, it was never specified she was French. She could have simply moved there.

* CareerResurrection: While ''Film/DeathWish2018'' was a [[CriticalDissonance modest success]], ''The House With a Clock in Its Walls'' ended up beating ''Film/{{Hostel}}'' as his most successful film both critically and commercially.

* GenreAdultery: While Creator/EliRoth is known as a SplatterHorror director, this film is more of a gothic-horror family fantasy film, and thus '''''way''''' LighterAndSofter than Roth's [[Film/CabinFever other]] [[Film/{{Hostel}} horror]] [[Film/TheGreenInferno films]].

* CareerResurrection: While ''Film/DeathWish2018'' was a [[CriticalDissonance modest success]], ''The House With a Clock in Its Walls'' ended up beating ''Film/Hostel'' as his most successful film both critically and commercially.

* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/JackBlack is once again teaching others the mystical arts, just like his animated character did in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3''. He also whistled a snippet of ''[[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bourrée in E minor]]'', the first part of ''[[Music/TenaciousD Classico]]''.
** Creator/KyleMacLachlan [[Series/TwinPeaks went missing in a forest, then came back evil.]]

** Creator/JackBlack is once again teaching others the mystical arts, just like his animated character did in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3''.

** Though she lived in Paris at some point, it was never specified she was French. She could simply move there.

* FakeFrench: Aussie Creator/CateBlanchett as Florence Zimmerman.

* FakeAmerican: Aussie Creator/CateBlanchett as Florence Zimmerman.

** Creator/KyleMcLachlan [[Series/TwinPeaks went missing in a forest, then came back evil.]]

* ActorAllusion: Creator/JackBlack is once again teaching others the mystical arts, just like his animated character did in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3''.

* PlayingAgainstType: While Creator/EliRoth is known as a horror director, this film is more of a gothic-horror family fantasy film, and thus '''''way''''' LighterAndSofter than Roth's [[Film/CabinFever other]] [[Film/{{Hostel}} horror]] [[Film/TheGreenInferno films.]]

* AdaptationNameChange: Selenna's name was changed to the more common spelling of Selena.

* ActorAllusion: Creator/JackBlack is once again teaching others the mystical arts, just like his animated character did in ''WesterAnimation/KungFuPanda3''.