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House IV
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Wikipedia article
'House IV: The Repossession' (also known simply as 'House IV'), is a 1992 direct-to-video comedy horror film directed by Lewis Abernathy, produced by Sean S. Cunningham and Debbie Hayn-Cass, and written by Geoff Miller and Deidre Higgins. It was filmed in November 1990, unreleased until going direct-to-video in late January 1992, and is the final entry in the 'House' series, following 'House', 'House II: The Second Story', and 'House III: The Horror Show'. It is not a direct sequel, only being loosely connected to the other films through the sharing of some crew members and the killer haunting a house premise. The film sees the return of Roger Cobb from the original 'House' film, but the film otherwise does not connect its storyline to the first film. Kane Hodder was the stunt coordinator on the film.
Synopsis
Roger Cobb (William Katt) is now married to Kelly (Terri Treas), has a daughter, Laurel (Melissa Clayton), and often visits the old Cobb family house after his father has died and is located on a deserted and desolate shoreline. Roger's cynical step-brother Burke (Scott Burkholder) has been pestering him to sell the family mansion, edging Roger to break his oath with their father. Roger is soon killed in a bad car accident that leaves Laurel requiring a wheelchair, leaving the house over to Kelly. Burke is still unable to convince Kelly to sell the house. Unknown to Kelly, Burke wants to sell the house so that a seedy Mafia group can use the property to dump illegal waste. The head of the Mafia group suffers from dwarfism and suffers intense phlegm, but proves to be very powerful and influential.
Various supernatural events start occurring in the house, and after Kelly consults with a Native American spiritual guide, she learns that it is the spirits of Roger and some Native Americans, trying to warn Kelly about the danger she is in.
Reception
Andrew Pollard at 'Starburst' called it a "a fitting way to bring the House franchise to a conclusion". AllMovie wrote, "this installment marks a slightly more effective return to the horror comedy formula that made the original a surprise hit".
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