House of Mortal Sin

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House of Mortal Sin (1976)

R 03/01/1977 (US) Horror 1h 44m

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The Devil in Priest's clothing!

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Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.

Pete Walker

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David McGillivray

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Anthony Sharp

Father Xavier Meldrum
Susan Penhaligon

Jenny Welch
Stephanie Beacham

Vanessa Welch
Norman Eshley

Father Bernard Cutler
Sheila Keith

Miss Brabazon
Hilda Barry

Mrs. Meldrum
Stewart Bevan

Terry Wyatt
Julia McCarthy

Mrs. Davey
John Yule

Robert
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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on December 10, 2023

What happens if the respected minister turns out to be… a psycho?

In the greater London area, a young woman (Susan Penhaligon) is disturbed by the unethical practices of a Catholic priest (Anthony Sharp). Stephanie Beacham plays her older sister and Norman Eshley a mutual friend, a young minister.

“House of Mortal Sin” (1976) is a drama/crime thriller with some horror that mixes bits from "Psycho," “Rachel, Rachel,” "Rosemary's Baby" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," just with a British milieu. As good as those films are, this one’s pretty much on par in its own unique way, wh... read the rest.

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