Review: “Death_House” Expendables of Horror! Non-Stop Genre Fun!
Film Review “Death House”
February 19, 2018 by Mike Gencarelli
Directed by: B. Harrison Smith Starring: Cody Longo, Cortney Palm, Dee Wallace, Kane Hodder Production company: Entertainment Factory Distributed by: Hannover House Running time: 95 minutes
Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars
Before we start, a quick question: are you a horror fan? If so, let me just drop a few names here for you to look over: Kane Hodder, Barbara Crampton, Bill Moseley, Dee Wallace, Camille Keaton, Michael Berryman, Tony Todd, Sid Haig, Adrienne Barbeau, Felissa Rose, Cortney Palm, Sean Whalen, Vernon Wells, Lloyd Kaufman, R. A. Mihailoff, Brinke Stevens, Debbie Rochon, Tony Moran and Gunnar Hansen.
Now if you are a true horror fan you should be losing my mind now! Am I right?These are absolutely legends in the business…and they ALL appear in the film “Death House” from writer/director, H. Harrison Smith. I have been following this film for years now as it was being called The Expendables of Horror! Well after finally getting a chance to see this film, I am happy to say that this film does not disappoint. “Death House” IS the Expendables of Horror! 90 minutes of non-stop genre fun! I found myself glued to ever scene!
Here is the official premise: “During an exclusive tour, a power breakdown inside a secret prison known as the Death House sends two agents fighting through a labyrinth of horrors while being pursued by a ruthless army of roaming inmates. As they fight to escape, the agents push toward the lowest depths of the facility where they learn a supernatural group of evil beings are their only chance for survival”.
“Death House” is based on an original idea from Gunner Hansen (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”). Being a hardcore horror fan, this film is a blast. Every scene you will see a new friendly face. The only thing holding this film back is lack of funds, otherwise this is sure to be instead cult classic. “Death House” doesn’t disappoint on the gore and packs some impressive practical effects. It also has humor matched with some solid suspense and a great score. You can tell that writer/director B. Harrison Smith is a horror fan just like us! He injects a fresh new life into the horror genre, while setting up a new franchise in the process. Prequel is in the works already! Read our interview here with writer/director B. Harrison Smith here!
Even though this film is filled with horror icons, the film is led by great new talent like Cody Longo and Cortney Palm, read our interview with her here. Cortney is a great actress and she deserves much more attention in Hollywood. We also had a chance to interview horror icon, Dee Wallace, and you can read it here. She is great in the film as Dr. Eileen Fletcher. Kane Hodder also kick some major ass as Sieg.. Hodder also has the new film, Victory Crowley, (aka “Hatchet 4”) this month! He is on fire in 2018!!
If you want to prove your role as a horror fan, you need to support this film and spread the word! “Death House” is breaking the odd and getting a limited theatrical release starting February 23rd in Regal Cinemas and Cinemark theaters across the country. Check their Facebook page to see if it is playing in a theatre by you…and if it is go see it!! You got to give it to the production company behind, “Death House”, Entertainment Factory for being behind this film. You can tell that this is a real labor of love, a lot of hard work went into this film and it deserves recognition. Films like this do not get theatrical release and yet they deserves it. It’s not perfect but it is fun and made by a horror fan FOR horror fans!
Screen Pressure from the Success of "Black Panther" Mandates One-week Theatrical Release Delay for Death House from Hannover House Record-breaking Success of the New Disney Marvel Film Creates Pressure for Hold-over Screens at Multiplexes; Independent film distributors scramble for available dates and locations
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 20, 2018 / The record-breaking success of Disney / Marvel's "BLACK PANTHER" this past weekend has spiked the box office and auditoriums of multiplexes across the nation. But the demand for hold-over screens for the next few weeks has put a crunch on smaller, specialty releases. "DEATH HOUSE," the highly anticipated thriller described as "the Expendables of Horror Films" by many horror-industry publications, is one of the releases left scrambling in the wake of last weekend's box office success. The horror release from Hannover House, Inc. (OTC PINK: HHSE), was slated for a key market launch this Friday, but has now rescheduled its plans for a roll-out over three weeks starting March 2.
"Obviously, we are very disappointed to find such pressure from the exhibitors to hold-over multiple screens for 'Black Panther," said Eric Pakrinson, C.E.O. of Hannover House. "But we are happy for the success that this film is providing to theatre owners, and we know that the slight delay we are implementing for 'Death House' will ultimately pay big dividends for the film," he concluded.
"DEATH HOUSE" will now launch on Friday, March 2 with a special media event and public opening at the Regency Plant 16 in Van Nuys, California. The Friday night showing will feature nearly twenty cast members, along with principal crew and horror-industry media. Producer Rick Finkelstein will speak briefly before the first screening, and will dedicate the film's launch to the memory of writer/actor Gunnar Hansen ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre") who passed away in November 2015 shortly after completing the first draft screenplay for "DEATH HOUSE." The film will also open on March 2 at the Stroud Mall in Stroudsburg, PA, which will feature a Sunday evening special event and presentation by director B. Harrison Smith.
Hannover House plans to expand the release of "DEATH HOUSE" to approximately 20 additional markets on March 9 and March 16, with further playdates to be based on audience response and box office performance. The home video and digital release are anticipated for July.
March 2 Markets
Los Angeles / Van Nuys, CA and Stroudsburg, PA (hometown of the film's director, Harrison Smith).
March 9 Markets
New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA; Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL; Sacramento, CA; Charlotte, NC; Kansas City, KS / MO; Oklahoma City, OK; Jacksonville, FL; Memphis, TN; and N.W. Arkansas.
Death House - Title Fact Sheet
TITLE: DEATH HOUSE
GENRE: HORROR
RUNNING TIME: 93-Minutes
MPAA RATING: Rated "R" for strong horror violence and gore throughout, language, sexual reference and nudity.
DIRECTOR: HARRISON SMITH ("Camp Dread", "The Fields");
WRITERS: GUNNAR HANSEN ("Texas Chain Saw Massacre"); HARRISON SMITH ("Garlic and Gunpowder", "360 Degrees of Hell");
PRODUCERS: RICK FINKELSTEIN ("Area 407", "Garlic and Gunpowder"); STEVEN CHASE ("Garlic and Gunpowder", "Bus Driver");
STARS: KANE HODDER ("Monster", "2001 Maniacs") DEE WALLACE - "E.T.", "Critters", "Cujo", "Extraordinary Measures" LINDSAY HARTLEY - "Smallville", "All My Children" ADRIENNE BARBEAU - "Escape from New York", "The Fog" MICHAEL BERRYMAN - "The Hills Have Eyes", "Weird Science" VERNON WELLS - "The Road Warrior", "Commando", "Inner Space" SID HAIG - "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Devil's Rejects" TONY TODD - "Candyman", "The Crow", "The Man from Earth"
SYNOPSIS: During an exclusive tour, a power breakdown inside a secret, maximum security prison known as the Death House sends two agents fighting through a labyrinth of horrors while being pursued by a ruthless army of roaming inmates. As they fight to escape, the agents push toward the lowest depths of the facility where they learn a supernatural group of evil beings are their only chance for survival.
THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTOR: Hannover House, Inc. / Eric@HannoverHouse.com
THEATRICAL RELEASE: March 2, 2018 (limited); expands on March 9th and 16th.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.DeathHouse.us
LINK TO MPAA APPROVED TRAILER:
VPF CONTRACTING PARTY: Death House Films, LLC (DCIP, Cinedigm, Christies)
HOME VIDEO / VOD DETAILS: Summer, 2018.
For more information please contact desiree@HannoverHouse.com
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