The House on Skull Mountain (1974)

USA, 1974
89m
35mm film, colour
mono, English

An American horror film directed by Ron Honthaner.

Plot Summary

At a remote Atlanta mansion, a group of people are called together for the reading of a will. During the night, they are killed one by one, leaving the survivors to find the killer before he finds them.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Ron Honthaner
© MCMLXXIV [1974] Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
A Chocolate Chip & Pinto co-production. Produced in association with Film Fund Enterprises, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
Executive Producer: Joe R. Hartsfield
Produced by: Ray Storey
Co-Produced by: Tom Boutross
Associate Producers: Monroe Askins, Albert Shepard
Written by: Mildred Pares
Director of Photography: Monroe Askins
Film Editor: Gerard Wilson
Music by: Jerrold Immel
Sound Mixer: Bill Oliver
Costumer: Jean Lewis
Women’s Wardrobe Designed by: Sadie Hayes at International Fashions
Makeup: Ken Chase
Hairstylist: Faye Burruss
Art Director: James Newport
Casting: Phil Benjamin
Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Cast
Victor French (Andrew Cunningham)
Janee Michelle (Lorena Christophe)
Jean Durand (Thomas)
Mike Evans (Phillippe)
Xernona Clayton (Harriet Johnson)
Lloyd Nelson (the sheriff)
Mary J. Todd McKenzie (Pauline)
Don Devendorf (the priest)
Jo Marie (the doctor)
Senator Leroy Johnson (Mr Ledoux)
Ray Bonner (deputy sheriff)
O.J. Harris (dancer)
Ella Woods (Louette)

References

Periodicals

  • The House of Hammer vol.1 no.2 (1976) pp.16 – note (Film scene news)

Books

  • Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.181
  • Nightmare USA by Stephen Thrower p.516 – note
  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.205 – credits
  • Trashfiend: Disposable Horror Fare of the 1960s & 1970s Volume One by Scott Stine pp.89-91 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
  • The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia by Peter Dendle p.83