The House of Seven Corpses

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The House of Seven Corpses

PG

Released Dec 12, 1973

1h 30m

Horror

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The old Beal mansion is famous for the mysterious deaths that befell all seven members of the Beal family there. Looking to cash in on the legend, schlock director Eric Hartman (John Ireland) and his crew rent the place in order to make a film about the infamous family. Everything goes fine until, when staging a black mass, the actors read incantations from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead." Zombies suddenly emerge from the cemetery in the backyard and begin killing off the crew one by one.

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Ultimately intends to be scary, but it works best -- rather wonderfully, in fact -- as a somewhat acid comedy about the production of a cheesy occult horror movie that weary if needy cast and crew assume will be 'garbage.'

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 6, 2014

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

How do you end a dull mystery? Oh, just toss in a zombie, and make sure you close the film as soon as possible.

Oct 3, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A decent low-budget nonsensical atmospheric horror pic.

Rated: B-

Jan 28, 2013

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 1, 2005

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Robert’s C

Great horror movie. Not scary but the story is spooky & cheesy!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Audience Member

As an horror movie, just takes forever for the 'horror' part to come, like 2/3 of the movie. When it actually starts to get spooky, its starts to be filled with cliches as well, like characters stumbling and falling all the time and making illogical decisions. The ending is as creepy as senseless.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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A film crew filming a horror film in an old, rambling, supposedly haunted mansion naturally run afoul of the spirits of the house. It never does anything all that unexpected, but it has a decent little spooky vibe here or there. Rental.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Actually pretty spooky

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Bleed my soul. Seven cult related murders took place at an old house that is now considered haunted. A movie director thinks this would be a great location to film a movie. The local caretaker warns them to leave the house alone, but the director decides to make the movie anyway. Those on the set quickly encounter some strange behavior around the premises. "Dying is easy. Living is hard." Paul Harrison, director of several episodes from television series, delivers The House of Seven Corpses in his motion picture directorial debut. The storyline for this picture is very average and cliché. The interaction between characters and the horror elements were disappointing and average. The cast delivers mediocre performances and include John Ireland, John Carradine, Faith Domergue, Carole Wells, and Dennis Record. "You're supposed to be in a fight, not a beauty contest." This was recently on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) this Halloween season so I had to DVR it. This was a below average addition to the genre with few redeeming qualities. Overall, I recommend skipping this. "Fix your eyes. You look like a whore." Grade: C-

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Do yourself a favour, go into this sadly, melodramatic horror film with the idea that this is a comedy. It doesn't really mean to be, but that the only hope you have of getting through it. Yuck! http://apaganslifeforme.blogspot.com/

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Synopsis

The old Beal mansion is famous for the mysterious deaths that befell all seven members of the Beal family there. Looking to cash in on the legend, schlock director Eric Hartman (John Ireland) and his crew rent the place in order to make a film about the infamous family. Everything goes fine until, when staging a black mass, the actors read incantations from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead." Zombies suddenly emerge from the cemetery in the backyard and begin killing off the crew one by one.

Director: Paul Harrison
Producer: Paul Lewis
Screenwriter: Paul Harrison, Thomas J. Kelly
Production Co: Television Corporation of America
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1973, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Mono

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