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The House on Tombstone Hill

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray/DVD combo. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

A group of friends have decided to repair and renovate an old house located in the middle of nowhere in the hope of turning it into their 'cool' crash pad. But shortly after arriving, a strange and seemingly senile old woman is found to be lurking around the premises. Uncertain of her intentions, the group of trendy homesteaders go about their business but soon find themselves up against a very unexpected geriatric evil, hell-bent on keeping them as permanent residents in 'her' house, dispatching them in a series of creatively gruesome ways. But to make matters even worse, shortly after meeting their demise, their mutilated corpses return from the dead, determined to help their elderly assassin and her fiendish daughter finish off the others...

Absurdly gory and filled with top-notch kills, courtesy of effects wizards Ed French and Bruce Spaulding Fuller, James Riffel's cynical blend of slasher and zombie film (and late 80s late-night cable classic), THE HOUSE ON TOMBSTONE HILL (aka THE DEAD COME HOME and DEAD DUDES IN THE HOUSE), makes its Blu-ray debut from Vinegar Syndrome, newly restored from its original camera negative and looking better than you ever thought possible.

Directed by: James Riffel
Cast: Mark Zobian, Victor Verhaeghe, Sarah Newhouse, Douglas Gibson
1988 / 94 minutes / Color / 1.85:1 OAR

  • Region free Blu-ray/DVD combo
  • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm original camera negative
  • "Three Dead Dudes" - featurette with actors: Mark Zobian, Victor Verhaeghe and Douglas Gibson
  • Audio interview with director James Riffel, moderated by Chris Poggiali
  • Extensive behind-the-scenes still gallery
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.3061223 / 5 from 49 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The House on Tombstone Hill is a Blu-ray/DVD combo featuring a gory and self-aware horror film with impressive special effects. Customers appreciate the film's slasher elements and gore, as well as its Blu-ray release quality. The movie is a late 80s classic with a unique blend of horror genres.

Summary topics

  • Dead Dudes in the House: 28%
  • Gore: 20%
  • Film Quality: 14%
  • Blu-ray Release: 23%
  • Slasher Elements: 31%

Review topics: ["quality","shipping","buy","effects","slasher","film","movie","gore","locations","fun","release","flick","kills","title"].

Review highlights

  • "It's great fun, with some terrific gore and some funny moments."Kyle S.
  • "Silly film with some amazing special effects!"Darren O.
  • "Very pleased with this movie loved it and it shipped very fast."Harold M.

Reviews

Absolutely a fun low budget

"Absolutely a fun low budget movie but I feel like this was a lot darker than other releases I've watched."

Stephen S. (4/5)

I kinda prefer the title

"I kinda prefer the title Dead Dudes in the House simply because it's a silly title AND because the poster has dudes on it that aren't even in the movie. Lots of inventive kills and practical effects in this one and I think it flies under the radar when horror movies are discussed. The Old Lady cracks me up and she makes for a great villain too."

Ryan S. (5/5)

A blind buy that was worth it

"I'm giving it 5 stars for the hilarious alternate title of "Dead Dudes in the House". Terrible acting but some cool special effects."

Anthony P. (5/5)

The House on Tombstone Hill

"Fun slasher."

Ryan F. (4/5)

It's alright

"Thought this would be better, it's a decent watch but nothing really special for the era. You might have an ok time with it if your way into 80s cheese horror. Bit slow in parts."

Ian F. (2/5)

This was a pretty fun

"This was a pretty fun Slasher film! A lot of creative wacky stuff going on. I had fun with it and highly recommend!"

Mark D. (5/5)

Dead Dudes in the House

"Great restoration on a film so bad it´s good. The acting is so poor it´s laughable, some great gore effects and great extras."

Hansi L. (3/5)

Dead kids in the house on tombstone hill come home

"Did I like it? Not really. Am I glad to have seen it? Yeah. Am I glad that I bought it? Yeah cuz I got it on sale. There are a lot of locked doors and bad to mediocre acting and a man dressed as a mean old lady in this house. I guess part of its charm. I enjoyed the backstory on why it has so many different titles, and why the movie poster featured no one who was actually in the film."

Mike S. (3/5)

Give me the bat Wendy

"So bad it's fun type of movie. Lets just say the gore is much better than the movie."

Bjarte A. (3/5)

The House on Tomstone Hill

"Great surnatural slasher movie from Troma !"

PATRICE C. (5/5)

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