The House with a Clock in Its Walls Theatrical release poster Directed by Eli Roth Produced by Brad Fischer Laeta Kalogridis James Vanderbilt Written by Eric Kripke Based on The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs Starring Cate Blanchett Jack Black Kyle MacLachlan Owen Vaccaro Music by Nathan Barr Cinematography Rogier Stoffers Production company Amblin Entertainment Mythology Entertainment Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) (United States) Country United States Language English