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''A Haunted House'' is a 2013 film starring Creator/MarlonWayans, Creator/EssenceAtkins, Cedric the Entertainer, and Creator/DavidKoechner. It's a parody of the ''Film/TheDevilInside'' and the first installment of ''Film/ParanormalActivity''.

The story revolves around the couple Malcolm and Kisha who are stalked by a ghost soon after Kisha moves to Malcolm's house.

A sequel, ''A Haunted House 2'', was released in 2014.

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!!This film provides examples of:

* AbusiveParents: Kisha's parents.
* AllWomenLoveShoes: Kisha. See DealWithTheDevil below [[spoiler: for TheReveal.]]
* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: Mandingo Party.
* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: Parodied with the second film's posters: "Based on true events that never actually happened."
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: [[spoiler:After every other attempt to exorcise the demon out of Kisha fails, everyone decides to just beat the shit out of her. Deconstructed in that it turns out it didn't even work.]]
* BedTrick: [[spoiler:The ghost having sex with Kisha - and unfortunately for Malcolm, [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization she quite liked it]].]]
* BedsheetGhost: Malcolm does this, but he falls down the stairs.
* BestialityIsDepraved: Played with teddy bears.
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: [[spoiler:A ghost has sex with Kisha in the middle of the night, and it's the best sex she ever had. Thinking it's Malcolm, she tells him he's "grown." When she later finds out it's the ghost, she gets dolled up to go to bed without panties in hopes he'll arrive again.]]
* BlackComedyRape: [[spoiler:Malcolm being raped by the ghost while sleeping.]]
** [[spoiler: Kisha gets raped too, via deception.]]
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Discussed. Malcolm points out how illogical this is.
-->"If we know he's in there then why the fuck are we going in there!"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Everyone who comes to help Malcolm deal with the ghost is one of these: Father Doug, Chip, and Dan.
* ButtMonkey: Malcolm fills this role often.
* DealWithTheDevil: Kisha apparently did this sometime in her past for [[spoiler:a pair of shoes. Nice shoes, but still...]]
* DepravedHomosexual: The psychic who visits Malcolm and Kisha and hits on Malcolm nonstop.
* DownerBeginning: At first Malcolm is excited to have Kisha living with him, but things quickly go downhill as soon as she arrives. She accidentally runs over and kills his dog, evil spirits begin doing freaky shit in their house, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she doesn't decide to have sex with him during their first night together.]]
* DownerEnding: Which shouldn't be too surprising.
* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler:Malcolm's reaction at the end of the movie when getting out of bed in order to check on Kisha's screaming (who becomes fully possessed by the demon).]]
* InsistentTerminology: Malcolm is afraid he'll get bitten, Kisha reminds him it's a ghost not a zombie.
* JustIgnoreIt: At a height of the film, Malcolm and Kisha just ignore the ghost who becomes an AttentionWhore.
* ManChild: Malcolm.
* {{Marijuana Is LSD}}: Played with Malcolm, Kisha [[spoiler:and the ghost.]]
* NightmareFace: Played straight as in ''Film/ParanormalActivity''.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Malcolm and the rest of cast putting the beatdown on the demonic possessed Kisha near the end of the film.
* QueerPeopleAreFunny: Chip the Psychic.
* RichBitch: While Kisha isn't exactly rich, she certainly acts like one of these. She's very shallow, untruthful, and that's not to mention that she [[spoiler:sold her soul to the devil for a pair of nice shoes]].
-->'''Kisha''': Not shoes, Malcolm! Louboutins, okay?! They've got red soles, and they make my calves pop!
* RightBehindMe: [[spoiler:Malcolm celebrated too soon after thinking he had fooled Possessed!Kisha...]]
* ScaryBlackMan: Father Williams who is an ex-con.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl / ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Malcolm after the ghost jerks the bed around the room one night.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Played for laughs; after the ghost makes its presence known to the protagonists. Malcolm immediately screams and abandons the house with a moving truck in the morning. However, he's forced to return since he has nowhere else to go and he can't sell the house.
* ShoutOut:
** If it wasn't already obvious, the entire plot is one to ''Film/ParanormalActivity''.
** Father Williams compares [[spoiler:possessed Kisha]] to the witch from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' at one point. Also, a poster for ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' can be seen on the wall throughout the film.
*** Father Williams' exorcism itself is just quoting Creator/SamuelLJackson's famous ''Film/PulpFiction'' speech.
* {{Tagline}}
** "This [[SymbolSwearing $*%!]] ain't paranormal."
** "It'll scare the #2 out of you." - ''A Haunted House 2''
* DuckSeasonRabbitSeason: A variation occurs when Chip subtly asking Malcolm if he've been with another man after a couple of "yes" answered questions.
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