House of the Damned
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House of the Damned is an American zombie
, comedy horror
film that was filmed in February 1996, it received a limited release later that year. The film gained its first wide release in 2008 and has been recently re-released with a 15th Anniversary Edition through Music Video Distributors (MVD) on October 25, 2011. It marks the directorial debut of Sean Weathers
and is the first Full Circle Filmworks film. Initially, House of the Damned was just a 20 minute short, however Sean eventually elongated the script. The movie is best known for its classic horror score, Gasp Magazine (Issue #4 2008) writes, "Campy films require campy music, and the music here fit perfectly. It sets the tone right off the bat and continues for the duration of the film."
. Highlights including a rapping zombie and a lesbian zombie being shoved into a closet.
This film is also noteworthy as being the directorial debut of Sean Weathers
and it was also dedicated to his best friend and script supervisor Jahvaughn Lambert, who committed suicide before the film was finished editing.
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
, comedy horror
Comedy horror
Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary and film genre, combining elements of comedy and horror fiction. The comedy horror genre almost always inevitably crosses over with the black comedy genre; and in some respects could be considered a subset of it.The short story "The Legend...
film that was filmed in February 1996, it received a limited release later that year. The film gained its first wide release in 2008 and has been recently re-released with a 15th Anniversary Edition through Music Video Distributors (MVD) on October 25, 2011. It marks the directorial debut of Sean Weathers
Sean Weathers
Sean Weathers is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor and actor. Weathers is a no budget horror filmmaker. He began with House of the Damned but has shown improvement with his other two productions...
and is the first Full Circle Filmworks film. Initially, House of the Damned was just a 20 minute short, however Sean eventually elongated the script. The movie is best known for its classic horror score, Gasp Magazine (Issue #4 2008) writes, "Campy films require campy music, and the music here fit perfectly. It sets the tone right off the bat and continues for the duration of the film."
Plot
After the gruesome and mysterious murder of her father, Liz goes back home for answers. Only to be greeted by more questions and the horrible possibility that her mother may be the killer. Before Liz can comprehend everything going on around her, she finds that the murder was just a ruse to get her home and that she is the killer’s true target. Things get supernatural and quirky very quickly in this comedy horrorComedy horror
Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary and film genre, combining elements of comedy and horror fiction. The comedy horror genre almost always inevitably crosses over with the black comedy genre; and in some respects could be considered a subset of it.The short story "The Legend...
. Highlights including a rapping zombie and a lesbian zombie being shoved into a closet.
This film is also noteworthy as being the directorial debut of Sean Weathers
Sean Weathers
Sean Weathers is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor and actor. Weathers is a no budget horror filmmaker. He began with House of the Damned but has shown improvement with his other two productions...
and it was also dedicated to his best friend and script supervisor Jahvaughn Lambert, who committed suicide before the film was finished editing.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Valerie Alexander | Liz |
| Blue | Heather |
| Glenn "Illa" Skeete | Ben |
| Monica Williams | Emily |
| Buddy Love | David |
| Johnny Black | Nahum |
| Walter Romney | Steve |
| Kendra Ware | Stacy |
| Clinton Philbert | Kevin |
See also
- List of zombie films
- List of post-1960s films in black-and-white
- Boston in fictionBoston in fictionThis articles lists various works of fiction that take place in Boston, Massachusetts:-Videogames:*The Scout, a fictional character in the videogame called Team Fortress 2 is known to be from Boston....
External links
- House of the Damned on Amazon.comAmazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
- House of the Damned at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
- House of the Damned at MoviefoneMoviefoneMoviefone is an American-based movie listing and information service. Moviegoers can obtain local showtimes, theatre information, film reviews, or advance tickets...
- House of the Damned at Fandango
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