Ghosthouse (1988)

Ghosthouse (Italian: La Casa 3) is a 1988 Italian-American horror film directed by Umberto Lenzi and produced by exploitation auteur Joe D'Amato. Its plot focuses on a deserted house where the visions of a ghostly girl and her doll wreak havoc on those who enter it. The film is the unofficial Italian sequel to Evil Dead II (released as La Casa 2 in Italy).

In Italy, The Evil Dead was released under the title La Casa and Evil Dead II became La Casa II; these were followed by three other unrelated horror films, branded with consecutive titles so as to appear as part of a series: La Casa 3, La Casa 4 (also known as Witchery), and La Casa 5. In the United States, La Casa 3 was released as Ghosthouse, with director Lenzi being credited under the alias "Humphrey Humbert".

Synopsis

A group of unlikely companions receive a radio call leading to a deserted house with a grisly past. After exploring the house, the group makes the foolish decision to split up, leading to a trail of death and destruction as the house unleashes its deadly past. Along the way expect severed heads, exploding light bulbs, demonic clown dolls, and creepy children. The clown doll is the main evil force from the film; the director of a funeral home stole it out of a child's coffin to give to his own daughter, leading to angry spirits possessing both the girl and the clown doll.

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