House of Evil

House of Evil
Directed by Jack Hill
Juan Ibáñez
Written by Jack Hill
Luis Enrique Vergara
Based on House of Evil by Edgar Allan Poe
Starring Boris Karloff
Music by Enrico C. Cabiati
Alicia Urreta
Cinematography Raúl Domínguez
Austin McKinney
Production
company
Azteca Films
Filmica Vergara S.A.
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
1968
Running time
89 min
Country Mexico
Language English

House of Evil, alternately titled Dance of Death, is a 1968 horror film directed by Jack Hill. It stars Boris Karloff and Julissa.[1]

House of Evil is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are The Snake People, The Incredible Invasion, and Fear Chamber. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico.[2]

Plot synopsis

Morhenge Mansion, 1900: The dying Matthias Morteval invites his dysfunctional relatives to his home for a will reading. However, he dies and soon the relatives are being murdered one-by-one by his living toys.

Cast

References

  1. http://allmovie.com/work/dance-of-death-12064
  2. Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomohawk Press 2011 p 503-504

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