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Director:
Theodore Gershuny
Writers:
Theodore Gershuny (writer)
Jeffrey Konvitz (screenplay)
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Release Date:
April 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
The mansion... the madness... the maniac... no escape.
Plot:
A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region. full summary | add synopsis
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Mildly Suspenseful Holiday Slasher Flick... more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Patrick O'Neal ... John Carter
James Patterson ... Jeffrey Butler
Mary Woronov ... Diane Adams
Astrid Heeren ... Ingrid
John Carradine ... Charlie Towman
Walter Abel ... Mayor Adams
Fran Stevens ... Tess Howard
Walter Klavun ... Sheriff Bill Mason

Philip Bruns ... Wilfred Butler (1929) (as Phillip Bruns)
Staats Cotsworth ... Wilfred Butler (voice)
Ondine ... Chief Inmate
Tally Brown ... Inmate
Lewis Love ... Inmate
Candy Darling ... Guest
Harvey Cohen ... Inmate
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death House
Night of the Dark Full Moon (UK)
Zora (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
88 min | USA:81 min | Canada:64 min (dvd version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The house used for the Butler Mansion still stands in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. more
Quotes:
Diane Adams: How old are you?
Jeffrey Butler: You mean how many years have I lived?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Mildly Suspenseful Holiday Slasher Flick..., 9 August 1998
Author: Mike17 from Indiana

Preceding the "psycho killer on a rampage on a holiday" era of horror films by a few years, this film manages to wring a fair amount of suspense and some well-directed murder scenes out of its miniscule budget. An eerie musical score, Andy Warhol veterans Ondine & Candy Darling in cameo roles, & the presence of Mary Woronov aid in the film's success. One complaint: It is VERY poorly produced resulting in most of the film being overly dark.

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