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Mansion of the Doomed

1976 · 86 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into surgical madness, with a queasy exploitation edge and a surprisingly bleak sense of guilt.

Directed by
Michael Pataki
Genres
Horror
Tagline
What Happens to His Victims is Horrorfying Beyond Belief!
Overview
An insane surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after guilt prompts him to begin removing the eyes of abducted people in hopes of performing transplants on his daughter who lost her own in a car-accident he caused.

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Directed by
Michael Pataki
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • madness
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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