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House of the Damned

House of the Damned

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House of the Damned

"13 keys to unleash the living dead."

1963

1h 2m

4.8(20 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ron Foster

Ron Foster

Scott Campbell

Merry Anders

Merry Anders

Nancy Campbell

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Joseph Schiller

Dal McKennon

Dal McKennon

Mr. Quinby

Erika Peters

Erika Peters

Loy Schiller

Georgia Schmidt

Priscilla Rochester

Stacey Winters

Nurse

Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

The Giant

Ayllene Gibbons

Ayllene Gibbons

The Fat Woman

Frieda Pushnik

The Legless Girl

Creative team

Directed by: Maury Dexter
Written by: Harry Spalding

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