The House of Seven Corpses
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| Directed by | Paul Harrison |
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| Cinematography | Don Jones |
| Music by | Bob Emenegger |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The House of Seven Corpses is a 1974 horror film directed by Paul Harrison. It stars John Ireland, Faith Domergue and John Carradine.
Synopsis
A director courts disaster by filming his horror movie in a real haunted house.
Cast
- John Ireland as Eric Hartman
- Faith Domergue as Gayle Dorian
- John Carradine as Edgar Price
- Carole Wells as Anne
- Charles Macaulay as Christopher Millan
- Jerry Strickler as David
- Ron Foreman as Ron
- Larry Record as Tommy
- Charles Bail as Jonathon Anthony Beal/Theodore Beal
- Lucy Doheny as Suzanne Beal
- Jo Anne Mower as Allison Beal
- Ron Garcia as Charles Beal
- Jeff Alexander as Russell Beal
- Wells Bond as The Ghoul
Production
It was filmed at the Utah Governor's Mansion in Salt Lake City.[2]
Release
Severin Films released the film on DVD and Blu-ray in 2013.[3]
Reception
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle called the film "routine but capably handled".[2] Writing in Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide, Glenn Kay called the concept better suited to an anthology film.[4] Bloody Disgusting rated it 1.5/5 stars and wrote that though it is "only frightening in the first few minutes".[5] Stuart Galbraith of DVD Talk rated it 2/5 stars and called it "cheap and derivative but hard to entirely dislike".[6] Daryl Loomis of DVD Verdict wrote, "While there are things to enjoy about The House of Seven Corpses, it is completely forgettable, mostly because it's patently unscary."[7]
References
- ^ "The House of Seven Corpses (1973)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ a b Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
- ^ Turek, Ryan (2013-03-29). "Severin Releases House on Straw Hill, House of Seven Corpses DVD & Blu-ray Plans". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Kay, Glenn (2008). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-1-55652-770-8.
- ^ "House of Seven Corpses". Bloody Disgusting. 2005-06-25. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Galbraith, Stuart (2013-08-13). "The House Of Seven Corpses (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Loomis, Daryl (2013-08-19). "The House of Seven Corpses (Blu-ray)". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
