House of Terror is a suspense film involving deception and a murder plot. It was directed by Sergei Goncharoff, and which starred Jennifer Bishop, Arell Blanton, Jacquelyn Hyde and William Kerwin. It was nominated in 1973 for a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.
| House of Terror | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sergei Goncharoff |
| Written by | Tony Crechales E.A. Charles |
| Produced by | Sergei Goncharoff George J. Gade (exec. producer) |
| Starring | Jennifer Bishop Arell Blanton Mitchell Gregg Irene Byatt Ernie Charles Jacquelyn Hyde William Kerwin |
| Cinematography | Robert Maxwell |
| Edited by | Hanya Roman |
| Music by | Jaime Mendoza-Nava George J. Gade (ad'l music comp) |
| Distributed by | Gamalex Associates Ltd. (USA) International Film Distributors (Canada) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editDirected by Sergei Goncharoff, this film was released around 1972/1973.[1] Jennifer Bishop plays Jennifer Andrews,[2] a nurse who is hired to look after a man's unstable and ill wife. Nurse Andrews has an ex-con former boyfriend who is after the woman's money. After the woman dies, Nurse Andrews marries the dead woman's husband.[3] The ex-con boyfriend has plans to get hold of the money.[4][5] After the woman's death the nurse and her boyfriend search for the dead woman's money but something isn't quite right, and it may be after them.[6][7]
Release
editThe film was released VHS by Trans World Entertainment (TWE).[8][9][10] It also appears to have had Beta release around 1987.[11] It was released on DVD by Retro Media in 2012[12]
The film is also known as The Five at the Funeral,[13] and has been screened in U.S. cinemas under that title.[14] Another title is Scream Bloody Murder.[15]
Cast
edit- Jennifer Bishop
- Arell Blanton
- Mitchell Gregg
- Irene Byatt
- Ernie Charles
- Jacquelyn Hyde
- William Kerwin[16][17]
Crew
editDirector Sergei Goncharoff was also the producer of the 1985 film Walking the Edge which starred Robert Forster.[18][19] The art direction for the film was by Phedon Papamichael, Sr. whose son is Phedon Papamichael.[20][21]
Crew list
edit- Director - Sergei Goncharoff
- Screenplay - Tony Crechales, E.A. Charles
- Music - Jaime Mendoza-Nava
- Cinematographer - Robert Maxwell
- Editor - Hanya Roman
- Art direction - Phedon Papamichael
- Costume designer - Barbara Kerwin
- Makeup - Nora Maxwell
- Production manager - Betsy Paullada
- Second unit director - John 'Bud' Cardos
- Boom man - Chic Borland
- Sound editor - Irwin Cadden
- Sound mixer - Clark Will
- Grip - Ron Batzdorff
- First assistant camera - Ken Gibb
- Gaffer - Skip Karnas
- Best boy - Vossa Leach
- Wardrobe - Frances Dennis
- Composer: additional music - George J. Gade
- Musical director - Jaime Mendoza-Nava
- Production assistant - Tony Crechales
- Script supervisor - Elizabeth Leach[22]
References
edit- ^ Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998 By Dennis Fischer 126 - John "Bud" Carlos
- ^ Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits: Supplement 2, through 1993, Volume 4 - Harris M. Lentz Page 23 - Bishop, Jenifer (1941-)
- ^ DVD Talk July 21, 2009 Mad Monster Rally, Disc One: "Morella's All-Nite Spooktacular"
- ^ DVD Drive-In HOUSE OF TERROR (1973)
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes House of Terror (1975)
- ^ Letterboxd House of Terror 1973 Directed by Sergei Goncharoff
- ^ VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996 Page 1992
- ^ Moviefone May 21, 2010 Lunchmeat's Video Vittles: Trans World Entertainment by Alison Nastasi
- ^ Imdb House of Terror (1973), Company Credits
- ^ Bowker's complete video directory Page 726
- ^ The Palm Beach Post Page 95 - Home Video Guide
- ^ Allmovie House of Terror (1972)
- ^ Turner Classic Movies Five at the Funeral, The(1972)
- ^ The Kokomo Tribune December 1, 1973 Page 12
- ^ HighBeam Research House of Terror
- ^ Imdb House of Terror (1973), Full Cast & Crew
- ^ Interfilmes House of Terror
- ^ Movies.com Sergei Goncharoff Movies
- ^ Movies.com Walking the Edge
- ^ John Willis' Screen World Crown Publishers, 1976 Page 104
- ^ Rate Your Music Phedon Papamichael, Sr.
- ^ Imdb House of Terror (1973), Full Cast & Crew