The House on Tombstone Hill (1989)

Horror /
5.2/10

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Eight friends go to fix up an old house that Mark has purchased. Upon arriving they find the grave of Annabelle (the former owner) in the back yard. She had killed her husband back in the 40’s. Bob (one of Mark’s friends) smashes the headstone and awakens Annabelle, this begins the carnage. But the dead don’t stay dead and the living can’t escape as the house locks down to keep them in.—

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The House on Tombstone Hill Movie Reviews

Condemned “House”….

Way back when Troma would release anything (okay…they’ve ALWAYS released anything), this film came out of their vault o’horror with an interesting premise: dudes renovate haunted house, some get possessed by evil spirits, end up trying to kill each other. …as if you couldn’t guess the plot from the title.

Yep, “Dead Dudes in the House” is about as low budget as possible and makes no apologies for what it is. In fact, it revels in its origins and goes for the shock, gross-out and gore from frame one to frame last. Gotta appreciate that; not all movies have that kind of conviction.

But in the end, it all is just kind of left there on the screen. Having seen multitudes of similar films in my day, I hadn’t seen anything here that I hadn’t before. What I did appreciate, however, was the fact that a bunch of guys with cameras, little money and an idea got something filmed, produce and distributed.

Bless ’em. And bless Troma, too.

Six stars for the “Dudes”, plus a star extra for making it this far. Way to go, blood!

I was the stunt coordinator on this.

Bob Griffith (AKA Scott Rhodes) here. Glad to see that many of you have found this film and enjoy it. This was the first feature film that I stunt coordinated almost 20 years ago!!!!!!!!!!! I had a great experience shooting this film. A fun time up in Cherry Valley NY at a great location shooting a low budget horror flick. It was a very tight cast and crew. I remember doing some horseback riding and going to the Baseball Hall Of Fame with some of the cast and crew…And we had a gourmet cook who did all of the cooking and deserts(Some of the best food I have had on ANY set since…OK’Buffy The Vampire Slayer” was close behind!

The House on Tombstone Hill is not a bad little horror movie.

When a group of constantly-squabbling young adults drive out to a creepy old house for an attempted renovation job, they don’t realize they are in for a night of horror. It turns out the house was owned by the Leatherby family, the matriarch of which was a cold-blooded murderess back in the 40’s. When one of the moronic kids breaks her tombstone which lies on the property, the malevolent old lady comes back to life and begins not just killing the kids, but turning them into some sort of zombie that will do her diabolical bidding. And, they’re trapped in the house. Will any of these one-dimensional house-flippers make it out alive? Dare to find out…

The House On Tombstone hill is a nice low-budget regional effort that’s a little bit better than you probably think it is. It was released around the time when AIP had some sort of deal going with Troma. So the tape under this title was a joint release from the two companies. Later, when it was wholly owned by Troma, they changed the name to Dead Dudes In the House and found a picture of unrelated homies to put on the front cover. Just why they thought misleading people into thinking there are homies involved in this movie when there clearly aren’t any remains a mystery. Where are the promised homeboys today? Were any viewers disappointed when said homies never materialized? Why did they think that (of all approaches) was superior to the movie as it was? All unanswered questions. But back to the movie at hand…

So despite being an AIP/Troma co-release, the whole venture feels very CITY LIGHTS, and anyone who has seen their horror output such as Epitaph (1987) or Hollow Gate (1988) would likely agree. One of the main highlights of THOTH are the makeup and gore effects. They were created by Ed French and his team, well-known in the practical effects world. And they are indeed effective. Without these high-quality gore effects, the movie as a whole would greatly suffer. So while the whole “Old Dark House” theme is certainly well-worn ground, French spices up the proceedings sufficiently enough. Director Riffel does pull off some intense moments, but the pace overall is slow, and there are way too many scenes of characters banging on doors and windows attempting to get out of the house.

The fact that the entire movie was shot at one location – the house – does provide some claustrophobic moments, but it also leads to unneeded repetition. A couple other settings would have been welcomed. As for the cast, they get absolutely no character development or backstory whatsoever. For those keeping track, Bob is the jerk who smokes and drinks and isn’t likable, Mark is the blonde nerd, Steve is the redhead nerd, Jamie is the dark-haired girl, Linda is the blonde girl, Ron is the “normal guy”, and Joey goes out on a beer run. That’s literally it as far as character development goes. If we knew these people just a bit better, we might care about their plight more than we do. But the moments of horror are what THOTH is all about, and they are duly delivered.

The House on Tombstone Hill is not a bad little horror movie and worth picking up if you can find it cheap. But where are the missing homies…? For more action insanity, drop by: www.comeuppancereviews.com

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