# Don't Go in the House (1979)

> A traumatized factory worker's obsession with fire mutates into a grim campaign of abduction and arson-fueled murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25244

## Facts

- Runtime: 82 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Joseph Ellison
- Cast: Dan Grimaldi, Robert Carnegie, Ruth Dardick, Charles Bonet, Bill Ricci, Johanna Brushay, Ralph D. Bowman, Mary Ann Chinn
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080646/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, chilling, nihilistic, late night horror marathon, cult horror viewing

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- [The Driller Killer (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/7862)
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- [Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/25305)
- [Angst (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/11424)
- [Hell Night (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/17332)
- [Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/16504)
- [Deranged (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/25224)

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