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Don't Go in the House (1979)

01/11/1979 (US)Horror1h 22m
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In a steel room built for revenge they die burning... in chains.

Overview

As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Dan Grimaldi

      Dan Grimaldi

      Donald 'Donny' Kohler

    2. Robert Carnegie

      Bobby Tuttle

    3. Ruth Dardick

      Mrs. Kohler

    4. Charles Bonet

      Charles Bonet

      Ben

    5. Bill Ricci

      Vito

    6. Johanna Brushay

      Kathy Jordan

    7. Ralph D. Bowman

      Father Gerritty

    8. Mary Ann Chinn

      Woman in Street

    9. Susan Smith

      Girl in Market

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    A review by Wuchak

    6.0
    Written by Wuchak on Dec 26, 2022

    **_Norman Bates meets Carrie meets Willard… with a flamethrower_** A troubled young man (Dan Grimaldi) living with his mother in the Northeast develops a penchant for bringing attractive women home for questionable reasons. Robert Carnegie plays his only friend at work, the local incinerator. "Don’t Go in the House" (1979) is psychological horror with the mother/son base of “Psycho” (1960), the parental abuse with religious undertones of “Carrie” (1976) and the mentally disturbed young man in an old house angle of “Willard” (1971), yet with the haunting Northeast milieu of “Silent Nig...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$250,000.00

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • dancing
    • new jersey
    • sadism
    • flashback
    • revenge
    • murder
    • priest
    • serial killer
    • slasher
    • gasoline
    • church
    • maniac
    • flamethrower
    • disco
    • old house
    • psychotic
    • burn victim
    • video nasty
    • abusive mother