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Don't Go in the House (1980)

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Release Date: Mar 28, 1980 Wide

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A disturbed man descends into an inferno of madness in this thriller. Donald Kohler (Dan Grimaldi) was raised by an abusive mother who frequently punished him by thrusting his arms into open flame. As an adult, Kohler has developed a malign obsession with fire and works at a garbage incineration plant while still living at his mother's house. One night, Kohler returns home to discover his mother has died, but after a brief moment of freedom he begins hearing her voice commanding him to punish

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Horror

Directed By: Joseph Ellison

Written By: Joseph Ellison, Ellen Hammill

In Theaters: Mar 28, 1980 Wide

On DVD: Nov 24, 1998

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The violence it depicts is not nearly as off-putting as the perfunctory misogyny the film evinces, and even that isn't half so obscene as the ridiculously shabby quality of the whole thing.

July 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

One unforgettable scene. The rest is boredom.

August 27, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Don't go to this movie.

August 14, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Psycho fry-'em-up about a disturbed guy luring young women back to his home and blasting them to death with his flame-thrower. Not too bad overall, but there's no gore and most of the kills are off-screen. Though the only on-screen kill is pretty well done and there are a couple of nice creepy moments here and there.

January 12, 2011

Lee ?

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This Movie was shown as part of the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in 1997. Most films on this list are very hard to find on DVD. To be in the Tarantino Film Festival most are over the top. This one was filmed in 1979 and we have a young man who is kidnapping women and burning them to death then dressing them and

October 28, 2009