Horror

Don't Go in the House

Turbine Films Inc.

Film Ventures International

United States of America

English

Dan Grimaldi

Robert Carnegie

Ruth Dardick

Charles Bonet

Bill Ricci

Johanna Brushay

Ralph D. Bowman

Mary Ann Chinn

Susan Smith

Darcy Shean

Ken Kelsch

Joseph Ellison

Joe Masefield

Ellen Hammill

Matthew Mallinson

Dennis Stephenson

Edward L. Montoro

Richard Einhorn

Oliver Wood

Jane Kurson

Sarah Wood

Sharon Lynch

Maryann Guar

Tom Brumberger

**_Norman Bates meets Carrie meets Willard… with a flamethrower_**

A troubled young man (Dan Grimaldi) living with his mother in the Northeast develops a penchant for bringing attractive women home for questionable reasons. Robert Carnegie plays his only friend at work, the local incinerator.
   
"Don’t Go in the House" (1979) is psychological horror with the mother/son base of “Psycho” (1960), the parental abuse with religious undertones of “Carrie” (1976) and the mentally disturbed young man in an old house angle of “Willard” (1971), yet with the haunting Northeast milieu of “Silent Night, Bloody Night” (1972). While not great like the first two, it’s arguably superior to “Willard” and almost on par with “Silent Night, Bloody Night.”

Blonde Gail Turner stands out on the female front as Patty, but there are a few other notables, like Johanna Brushay (Kathy) and Nikki Kollins (Farrah).

Because the bulk of the film focuses on solitary Donny’s mental issues, and effectively so, the disturbing story is kind of one-dimensional. Yet it occasionally perks up, like with the discotheque sequence.  

The film runs about 1 hour, 22 minutes and was shot in the New Jersey/New York area as follows: Strauss Mansion in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey (Donny's House); downtown Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey (florist); New Rochelle, New York (clothing store & Disco); Jersey City, New Jersey; and Port Monmouth, New Jersey. Despite these locations, the story is curiously set in Maryland, as evidenced by the license plate on Donny’s truck.

GRADE: B-

Don't Go in the House 1979 music by Richard Einhorn

Don't Go in the House Original Trailer (Joseph Ellison, 1979)

Don't Go in the House TV Spot (1980)

DON'T GO IN THE HOUSE (1979) | Official Trailer | HD

Don't Go in the House 1980 TV teaser

Dan Grimaldi talks about "Don't Go in the House"

Don't Go in the House (1979) - Trailer (HQ)

Dont Go in the House 1980 TV trailer

Don't Go in the House - "Late Night Surrender"

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Dan Grimaldi

Robert Carnegie

Ruth Dardick

Charles Bonet

Bill Ricci

Johanna Brushay

Ralph D. Bowman

Mary Ann Chinn

Susan Smith

Darcy Shean

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