
Friday the 13th(1980)
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.


“In a steel room built for revenge they die burning... in chains.”
As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.

Dan Grimaldi
Donald 'Donny' Kohler
Robert Carnegie
Bobby Tuttle
Ruth Dardick
Mrs. Kohler

Charles Bonet
Ben
Bill Ricci
Vito
Johanna Brushay
Kathy Jordan
Ralph D. Bowman
Father Gerritty
Mary Ann Chinn
Woman in Street
Susan Smith
Girl in Market

Darcy Shean
Girl in Car
Don't Go in the House is a horror film released in 1979 exploring themes of new york city, dancing, new jersey, sadism, flashback, revenge. Directed by Joseph Ellison, it stars Dan Grimaldi, Robert Carnegie, Ruth Dardick. As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.
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