The Horror Show (1989)

Directed by

David Blyth, James Isaac

Genre

horror film, slasher film, zombie film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 171 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective arrests a serial killer called Max the Cleaver. After Max is executed, he returns as a vengeful spirit to haunt the detective and his family in their home.

suspensefulcreepytensesupernaturalgorybleakfast-pacedmenacing

What happens

House III: The Horror Show (also known simply as House III or The Horror Show) is a 1989 American slasher film directed by James Isaac, from a script co-written by Allyn Warner and Leslie Bohem. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, it serves as the third installment in the House film series. Presented as a standalone installment in the series, it stars Lance Henriksen and Brion James in the lead roles. Centering around Detective Lucas McCarthy, who arrests a serial killer known as Max "The Cleaver" Jenke; the plot revolves around the latter's return from the dead as a malicious spirit to terrorize the detective and his family in their house. The film was followed by House IV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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