Deadly Manor

Deadly Manor

Year: 1990

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: José Ramón Larraz

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After seeking shelter in a crumbling, abandoned mansion, a group of teenagers discover that one of them, a vivacious girl with an insatiable love of life, may be their greatest warning. As night falls, members begin to be found dead one by one, forcing the survivors to realize the house is inhabited by a deadly presence.

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Timeline & Setting – Deadly Manor (1990)

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Location

Upstate New York, Abandoned lakeside manor

The action unfolds in rural upstate New York as a group travels toward a lakeside destination. They stumble upon a remote, abandoned manor reached by a winding road, surrounded by trees and decay. In the yard sits a burned, damaged car atop a stone monument, hinting at a disturbing shrine and a violence-filled past. The secluded location becomes a trap that isolates the travelers from help and heightens the danger.

🏚️ Isolated setting 🌲 Rural landscape 🗺️ Road trip

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Main Characters – Deadly Manor (1990)

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Amanda (Jennifer Delora)

Amanda is the disfigured, vengeful wife of Alfred who uses calculated manipulation to lure victims to the manor. Her cool, driven exterior masks a violent resolve and a willingness to kill to avenge herself against those she perceives as responsible for her suffering.

🗡️ Vengeful 🫀 Disfigured 🧠 Manipulative

Peter (Jerry Kernion)

Peter is a protective, pragmatic member of the visiting group who tries to keep everyone calm and safe. He remains skeptical of the danger until it becomes impossible to ignore, and his sense of responsibility for Anne and the others drives his actions under pressure.

🧭 Pragmatic 🛡️ Protective 🗣️ Loyal

Alfred (William Russell)

Alfred is an aristocratic man who partners with Amanda in the killings. His cool demeanor and ruthless practicality make him a capable, dangerous ally in their vendetta against the intruders.

🏰 Aristocratic 🗡️ Ruthless 🧠 Calculating

Tony (Greg Rhodes)

Tony is curious and brazen, often exploring the house and noting unsettling discoveries. His credulous, reckless behavior leads him into danger, and he becomes a victim of the killers before the end.

🗝️ Curious 🗡️ Impulsive 🧠 Bold

Jack (Clark Tufts)

Jack is a hitchhiker and escaped convict whose presence signals trouble. He is confrontational and dangerous, and his involvement heightens the sense that danger is always close at hand.

🪖 Escapee 🗺️ Mysterious 🗡️ Aggressive

Anne (Kathleen Patane)

Anne is Peter’s partner who remains practical and determined to find a way out. She navigates the chaos with a mix of resourcefulness and resolve, ultimately confronting the killers.

🧭 Protective 🧩 Resourceful 🫶 Determined

Susan (Liz Hitchler)

Susan is Rod’s partner, who experiences the creeping threat from the masked intruder and the disorienting horror of the mansion. Her attentiveness to danger proves crucial but she pays a fatal price.

🕯️ Cautious 🗨️ Observant 🗣️ Loyal

Rod (Mark Irish)

Rod is a risk-taker who shares the group’s journey and its sexual tension. His confidence is shattered when the danger closes in, and his fate underscores the night’s sudden brutality.

🪜 Risk-taker 🗡️ Fatal 🧠 Reactive

Helen (Claudia Franjul)

Helen is Tony’s partner who refuses to stay at the manor, choosing to press on toward help. She is murdered in the woods, and her skepticism about the situation contrasts with the others’ dwindling calm.

🗨️ Skeptical 🕊️ Independent

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Major Themes – Deadly Manor (1990)

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🩸 Vengeance

Amanda’s disfigurement and the car accident that harmed her force a vendetta against visitors. The pair Amanda and Alfred turn the house into a site of murder, stitching together a shrine of photos, personal mementos, and coffins. The victims’ fates reveal a cycle of retaliation that unfolds as the night deepens. The setting and actions emphasize how vengeance consumes both the victim and the aggressor.

🏚️ Isolation

The mansion sits far from civilization, pinning the travelers in a single, inescapable location. Communication with the outside world is cut off as the night wears on, and paranoia grows amid creaking walls and hidden threats. The heat from the fireplace cracks plaster, symbolizing a house that literally restricts movement and safety. The isolation amplifies fear and makes every new discovery more deadly.

🕯️ Secret History

A hidden cache of corpses, photos, and a human scalp reveals the true history of the manor and its murderous residents. The shrine in the yard and the photos on the walls expose a long-running pattern of violence tied to the disfigurement and vengeance of Amanda and Alfred. As the bodies come to light, the film shifts from survival horror to a grim reckoning with the past. Police finally arrive, closing the case and separating the survivors from the mansion’s dark legacy.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:26

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