Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
Title | House of Mortal Sin |
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Year | 1976 |
Genre | Horror |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Peter Walker (Heritage) Ltd. |
Cast | Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon, Stephanie Beacham, Norman Eshley, Sheila Keith, Hilda Barry |
Crew | Pete Walker (Director), John Black (Editor), David McGillivray (Screenplay), Pete Walker (Original Story), Pete Walker (Producer), Stanley Myers (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | suicide, confession, murder, priest, church, catholic church, catholic priest, proto-slasher, elder abuse, death by poisoning |
Release | Feb 03, 1976 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.58 / 10 by 38 users |
Popularity | 4 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Latin, English |