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House of the Damned is an American zombie, comedy horror film that was released in
2008, 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. [1] The
movie is best known for it's 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."[2]
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
horror. Highlights including a rapping zombie and a lesbian
zombie being shoved into a closet.[3] [4] This
film is also note worthy 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.[5]
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 |
Controversy
Michael Jackson and the
occult
House Of The Damned begins with a disclaimer stating that the film in no way
espouses a view in the occult.
It's difficult to tell how serious director Sean Weathers is
about this statement. It is a blatantly obvious, and likely
intended comedic, allusion to the warning that preceded Michael Jackson's Thriller
video but it is also quite possible that he feels such a statement
is necessary given the amount of "supernatural" content in the film. Given
his writings on his website and in the promotional materials, he
clearly believes the film to a frightening look into a world of
evil, but one has a difficult time taking such a statement as
anything but humor. The confusion over Weathers' motives regarding
this statement is similar to those you're likely to have regarding
the rest of the film. [6]
See also
References
- ^
IMDb.com trivia [1]
- ^
Gasp Magazine Issue #4 [2]
- ^
Plot Synopsis by Jason Buchanan Allmovie.com [3]
- ^
Amazon.com movie page [4]
- ^
IMDb movie page [5]
- ^
Filmfanaddict.com review of the film [6]
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