Dead Dudes in the House

1991 film

Mark Bladis
Melisse Lewis
James Riffel

Starring

James Griffin
John Dayton Cerna
Sarah Newhouse
Douglas Gibson
Victor Verhaeghe
Mark Zobian

CinematographyMark PeterssonEdited byValerie SchwartzMusic byWilliam B. RiffelDistributed byTroma Entertainment

Release date

1991 (1991)

Running time

95 minutesLanguageEnglish

Dead Dudes in the House (also known as The Dead Come Home or The House on Tombstone Hill)^[1]^[2] is a 1989 independent horror film written and directed by James Riffel and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film follows a group of teenagers who travel up to a dilapidated house for some fixing up. Unbeknownst to them, the house is occupied by a murderous old woman and her sultry daughter, who proceed to pick the teens off one by one.

Cast

James Griffin
J. D. Cerna (billed as John Dayton Cerna)
Sarah Newhouse
Douglas Gibson
Victor Verhaeghe
Mark Zobian
Rob Moretti

Home media

In 1992, the film was released on VHS by Troma Entertainment and A.I.P. Home Video under the title The House on Tombstone Hill.^[3] The film was also released on VHS by Troma as Dead Dudes in the House, with cover art featuring a group of "hip-hop teens", none of whom appear in the film.^[4] In 2010, Troma released the film on DVD.^[5]

On September 25, 2018, the film was restored and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome as The House on Tombstone Hill.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Willis, Donald C. (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. Scarecrow Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0810830554.
^ Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958–1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland & Company. p. 249. ISBN 978-0786472277.
^ "The House On Tombstone Hill". VHSCollector.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Tabor, Dan (October 16, 2018). "Vinegar Syndrome Takes Us to The House on Tombstone Hill". Cinapse.co. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Dead Dudes in the House". Amazon.com. 12 May 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "The House on Tombstone Hill Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Evry, Max (September 25, 2018). "September 25 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.