House of Evil explained

House of Evil
Director:Luis Enrique Vergara
Jack Hill[1]
Producer:Juan Ibáñez
Screenplay:Luis Enrique Vergara
Starring:Boris Karloff
Music:Enrico C. Cabiati
Alicia Urreta
Cinematography:Raúl Domínguez
Austin McKinney
Studio:Azteca Films
Filmica Vergara S.A.
Distributor:Columbia Pictures
Released:[2]
Runtime:89 min
Country:Mexico
Language:English

House of Evil (Serenata macabra/ Macabre Serenade) a.k.a. Dance of Death, is a 1968 Mexican horror film directed by Luis Enrique Vergara and Jack Hill. It stars Boris Karloff and Julissa. It was filmed in May 1968, but released theatrically in 1972, three years after Karloff had died.[3] [4]

House of Evil is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are Isle of the Snake People, The Incredible Invasion, and Fear Chamber. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico.[5]

Plot

Morhenge Mansion, 1900: The dying Matthias Morteval invites his dysfunctional relatives to his home for a will reading. However, he dies, and soon the relatives are being murdered one by one by his robotic toys that are alive.

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Notes and References

  1. Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media.
  2. Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media.
  3. Web site: Dance of Death (1968) - Juan Ibanez, Juan Ibáñez | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
  4. Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media.
  5. Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p 503-504