Our House (2018) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A grieving family confronts a supernatural force unleashed by an electrical invention and escapes only after destroying its source.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Dangerous Invention

Ethan leaves his family to conduct an unauthorized experiment with ELI. The machine releases a black mass and causes a campus-wide blackout.

Key Events

• Ethan Visits Home — Ethan visits his parents and younger siblings before returning to college. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Family home
• Family Promise — Ethan leaves early for an experiment but promises to prioritize family next break. Characters: Ethan Location: Family home
• ELI Invention — Ethan's machine is designed to create wireless electrical power. Characters: Ethan, Hannah Location: University laboratory
• Unauthorized Experiment — Ethan and Hannah enter the laboratory without authorization to test ELI. Characters: Ethan, Hannah Location: University laboratory
• Black Mass Emerges — A black smoky mass emanates from ELI during the experiment. Characters: Ethan, Hannah Location: University laboratory
• Campus Blackout — The experiment causes a campus-wide blackout, and the experimenters flee. Characters: Ethan, Hannah Location: University campus

A House Without Parents

Ethan learns that his parents have died and returns home to care for Becca and Matt. His attempts to continue developing ELI begin to disturb the house.

Key Events

• Parents Die — Ethan learns that his parents died in a traffic accident. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Family home
• Ethan Returns Home — Ethan returns home and takes responsibility for Becca and Matt. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Family home
• Experiments Continue — Ethan works part-time while continuing to experiment with ELI. Characters: Ethan Location: Family home
• House Disturbances — Strange events begin occurring throughout the house after further experiments. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Family home

Voices Beyond The Family

The siblings interpret the supernatural contact as communication from their parents. A supernatural entity and escalating disturbances challenge that belief.

Key Events

• Spirits Make Contact — The siblings believe ELI allows their parents' spirits to contact them. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Family home
• Entity Explains ELI — A supernatural entity claims ELI harnesses spiritual energy. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Family home
• Power Supply Expanded — Ethan seeks more power for ELI by illegally tapping the street supply. Characters: Ethan Location: Residential street
• The Abandoned Doll — Becca says she gave her doll away to comfort a frightened new friend. Characters: Becca Location: Family home

The House Remembers

Hannah and Ethan investigate the house's history with Marie. The doll and the hidden past reveal that the supernatural threat is not their parents.

Key Events

• Historical Investigation — Hannah finds a ghostly silhouette, and Marie explains the house's troubling history. Characters: Ethan, Hannah, Marie Location: Marie’s home
• Becca Taken Underground — The doll lures Becca into the basement and drags her into a large chest. Characters: Becca, Ethan Location: Family home basement

Breaking The Connection

Becca is dragged underground while the family confronts the murderous ghosts. Ethan destroys ELI, allowing the family to escape and begin again elsewhere.

Key Events

• Family Splits Up — Ethan tries to shut down ELI while Hannah and Matt search for Becca. Characters: Ethan, Hannah, Matt Location: Family home
• Ghosts Revealed — Hannah, Matt, and Becca are overcome by murderous ghosts in the hidden room. Characters: Ethan, Hannah, Becca, Matt Location: Hidden underground room
• ELI Destroyed — Ethan realizes the spirit is not his parent and smashes ELI with a baseball bat. Characters: Ethan, Becca, Matt Location: Residential house
• New Home, Lingering Threat — The family settles into a new home, but the doll peeks from a packing box. Characters: Ethan, Hannah, Becca, Matt Location: New home

Story Breakdown

• Family Before Loss — Ethan's return home establishes his family obligations and his competing commitment to invention.
  • College Experiment — Ethan leaves early to conduct an unauthorized experiment with ELI.
  • Broken Promise — Ethan promises his disappointed parents that he will prioritize the family later.
• ELI Awakens Darkness — The wireless power experiment produces an unforeseen supernatural consequence.
  • Black Smoky Mass — A black mass emerges from the equipment during the laboratory trial.
  • Campus Blackout — The experiment interrupts power across the university campus.
• Grief Returns Home — Ethan comes back after the parental deaths and tries to protect his younger siblings.
  • Traffic Accident — Ethan learns that his parents died in a traffic accident.
  • New Caretaker — Ethan takes responsibility for Becca and Matt while working and maintaining ELI.
• False Family Contact — The siblings initially interpret the haunting as a chance to communicate with their parents.
  • House Disturbances — Strange events spread through the house after Ethan's experiments continue.
  • Spiritual Energy — A supernatural entity claims that ELI harnesses spiritual energy.
• The House History — Evidence from footage and local memory reveals that the haunting has roots predating ELI.
  • Ghostly Silhouette — Hannah identifies a female silhouette in footage from the first experiment.
  • Marie Explains — Marie describes the previous occupants and the disappearance associated with the house.
• Final Escape — The family survives the underground attack by rejecting the false spirits and destroying ELI.
  • Becca Trapped — The doll lures Becca into the basement and into a large chest.
  • Machine Destroyed — Ethan smashes ELI with a baseball bat and saves the family.
  • Lingering Doll — The family moves to a new home, but the doll remains hidden in a packing box.

Directed by

Anthony Scott Burns

Key Cast

• Thomas Mann — Ethan
• Nicola Peltz — Hannah
• Kate Moyer — Becca
• Percy Hynes White — Matt
• Christine Horne — Jess