While I find the idea behind House of Spoils intriguing — combining a haunted house story with an exploration of the pressures inherent to running a fine-dining kitchen — writer-directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy fail to intertwine the two concepts effectively. As a culinary drama, its seriousness is undermined by the undercooked horror elements, while as a horror movie, it’s just not scary (not that it tries and fails, it barely tries at all). None of this falls at the feet of Ariana DeBose, though, who gives the best performance she probably could given the script, but this dish should be sent back to the chef.