The House of Seven Corpses

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The House of Seven Corpses
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1974 theatrical poster
Directed by Paul Harrison
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  • Paul Lewis
  • Paul Harrison
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  • Paul Harrison
  • Thomas J. Kelly
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Music by Bob Emenegger
Cinematography Don Jones
Edited by Peter Parasheles
Production
company
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  • Television Corporation of America
  • International Amusement
Release dates
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  • 1974 (1974)[1]
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
  • Dennis Record as Tommy [credited as Larry Record]
  • 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]

See also

References

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External links

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