The House of the Dead

The House of the Dead

Year: 1978

Runtime: 80 mins

Language: English

Director: Sharron Miller

ActionThrillerHorrorHorror the undead and monster classicsGory gruesome and slasher horror

An unfaithful husband becomes hopelessly lost in a storm and seeks shelter at a remote funeral home, where an elderly mortician reluctantly takes him in. As night falls, he is compelled to confront the chilling backstories of four newly delivered corpses, uncovering their horrific origins.

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