| The Horror Show | |
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| Produced by | Sean S. Cunningham |
| Written by | Allyn Warner Leslie Bohem |
| Starring | Lance Henriksen Brion James Rita Taggart Dedee Pfeiffer Aron Eisenberg Thom Bray Lewis Arquette Lawrence Tierney |
| Music by | Harry Manfredini |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Editing by | Edward Anton |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 1989 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Box office | $1,738,897 (USA) |
The Horror Show is a 1989 supernatural horror film starring Lance Henriksen and Brion James. Although titled House III: The Horror Show for the non-US market, its connection to the other House films is based on the crew it shares with the other films (producer Sean S. Cunningham, cinematographer Mac Ahlberg and composer Harry Manfredini among others) rather than the film itself, the premise of which is only peripherally related as the killer haunting the house. As a consequence, the third "true" House film was named House IV.
It is also known as La Casa 7 in Italy.
Detective Lucas McCarthy (Lance Henriksen) finally catches the serial killer named "Meat Cleaver Max" (Brion James) and watches his execution, he and the others watching the execution are shocked to see Max withstand enough voltage to physically burn his body before finally dying. Max, however, has made a deal with the devil in order to return from the grave and frame Lucas for a series of grisly murders. He also scares the McCarthy family (who have moved into a new house) and the parapsychologist they hire. Lucas' only hope of stopping Max for good is to destroy his spirit before Max destroys his life and family.
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