Don't Go in the House

1980
Dir. Joseph Ellison

After witnessing one of his co-workers catch fire at the incinerator where he works, Donnie's (Dan Grimaldi) already fragile mindset becomes completely unhinged when he returns home to find his tyrannical mother dead. Now alone in the world, he begins abducting women, bringing them home to ‘meet’ his mother and burn them alive in a specially built room in his basement.

Heavily influenced by Psycho (1960) and sharing more than a few similarities with titles such as Deranged (1974) and Maniac (1980), Don’t Go In The House is a gloomy, sleazy slasher that makes for frequently unsettling viewing.

Head over to Eye for Film to read my full review. 

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