The House of the Dead

PG
1h 20m
1978
4.6 /10 (33)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1978-11-22

Top Billed Cast

John Ericson

Talmudge

Ivor Francis

The Mortician

Judith Novgrod

Miss Sibiler

Burr DeBenning

Growski

Charles Aidman

Detective Malcolm Toliver

Bernard Fox

Inspector McDowal

Richard Gates

Cantwell

Elizabeth MacRae

Mrs. Lumquist

Linda Gibboney

Julie

Leslie Paxton

Marie

John King III

Marie's Husband

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