The Morgue is a direct-to-DVD

Direct-to-video

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 horror film starring Heather Donahue

Heather Donahue

Heather Donahue is an American writer and actress who first came to public attention after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Films' 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project...

 of the The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film pieced together from amateur footage. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company. The film relates the story of three student filmmakers The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film pieced together from amateur...

, Bill Cobbs, Lisa Crilley, and Brandon Quinn. The film is directed by Halder Gomes and Gerson Sanginitto.

Plot synopsis

The protagonist Margo Dey is paying her way through college by working part time in a morgue. Her only corporeal companion in the long nights at the morgue is George, the night watchman; a man stricken with grief from the loss of his daughter. As the story unfolds more characters, including a frightened young girl—Jill, are introduced.

Cast

• Bill Cobbs
  Bill Cobbs
  Wilbert "Bill" Cobbs is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 120 television programs and movies.-Life and career:...
  
   as George
• Lisa Crilley as Margo
• Chris Devlin as Peter
• Heather Donahue
  Heather Donahue
  Heather Donahue is an American writer and actress who first came to public attention after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Films' 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project...
  
   as Nan
• Googy Gress as Det. Chet White
• Brady Matthews as Det. Philip Drake
• Taylor Lipman as Jill
• Fred Ochs as Chief Will Malone
• Brandon Quinn
  Brandon Quinn
  Brandon Quinn is a television and film actor. He started his career in 1998 as Charlie Murphy in the film Express: Aisle to Glory....
  
   as Jacob
• Michael Raye as Horace Sparks
• Sammy Sheik
  Sammy Sheik
  Sammy Sheik is an Egyptian actor. Sammy is best known for his recurring role of "Masheer" on the hit Fox series 24.-Life and career:...
  
   as Samim
• Chris Torres as Dark Figure

Reception

Allan Dart, writing for online horror portal Fangoria, found the directors Gomes and Sanginitto went for psychological suspense instead of mere gore, but felt the film was predictable. By contrast, Home Theater Info commended the film for pursuing a psychological path, and, while finding the second act unevenly paced, found that overall the film worked as a strong example of the horror genre

Genre

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External links

• The Morgue at Rotten Tomatoes
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