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The House of Seven Corpses

Name: The House of Seven Corpses
Director: Paul Harrison
Released: 1974
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

1974

Director

Paul Harrison

Runtime

90 minutes

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The film functions as a typical 1970s supernatural horror movie, emphasizing atmospheric dread over social complexity. Its narrative structure revolves around a homogeneous group, providing limited depth in reflecting diverse identities. It adheres to the cinematic norms of its time, employing traditional genre formulas and archetypes. The story focuses on a specific historical American lineage and a film crew without exploring varied demographic perspectives. Overall, the production lacks the intention to disrupt social hierarchies, operating instead as a conventional genre piece centered on occultism and historical legacy.

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Category Breakdown

Does The House of Seven Corpses have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film centers on a film crew and a historical family lineage without depicting any non-straight or non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships, aligning with the straight-centered standards of the 1970s.

How does The House of Seven Corpses portray gender?

Limited

Gender roles in the film follow traditional conventions. Although Gayle Dorian plays a key supernatural role, the narrative adheres to conventional archetypes without challenging established power dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The House of Seven Corpses?

Limited

The cast and setting reflect the homogeneity typical of the era, focusing on the Beal family’s occult history from a Western, Anglo-Saxon viewpoint.

How does The House of Seven Corpses represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film delves into occultism and pagan rituals using The Book of the Dead but relies on traditional haunted house clichés without critiquing Western institutions.

Does The House of Seven Corpses include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities with significant roles. Supernatural elements are used as external threats rather than nuanced portrayals of disability.

Present on Screen

Explores supernatural themes through the use of pagan rituals and occult texts.
Uses a central female character to advance the supernatural storyline.

Limited or Absent

Does not include non-straight or non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships.
Depicts a homogeneous cast reflecting a Western-centric viewpoint.
Does not offer nuanced portrayals of characters with disabilities.
Follows traditional gender roles and conventional archetypes.

Official Synopsis

A director is filming on location in a house where seven murders were committed. The caretaker warns them not to mess with things they do not understand (the murders were occult related), but the director wants to be as authentic as possible and has his cast re-enact rituals that took place in the house thus summoning a ghoul from the nearby cemetery to bump the whole film crew off one by one.

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