House of Mortal Sin (1975)

Directed by

Pete Walker

Genre

horror film, mystery film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A priest named Father Xavier Meldrum becomes unhinged and starts murdering his own parishioners for their perceived sins. He believes he is carrying out divine justice on those who break moral rules.

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What happens

House of Mortal Sin (also known as The Confessional, The Confessional Death's Door and The Confessional Murders) is a 1976 British horror slasher film directed and produced by Pete Walker. It was scripted by David McGillivray from a story by Walker. Its plot concerns Father Xavier Meldrum, a deranged priest who takes it upon himself to punish his parishioners for their moral transgressions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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