Movie

The House of the Dead

1978 · 80 min

A creaky, campfire-style anthology that wraps nasty little morality tales in a rainy, morbid frame, more eerie than scary.

Tagline: Don't you dare go in there!
Overview: When a philandering husband accidentally finds himself lost during a rainstorm, he’s taken in by an elderly mortician and is forced to learn the ghastly origins of four freshly arrived corpses.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, campy and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, guilt, justice, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
guilt
justice
obsession
morality
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild