House of Mortal Sin

House of Mortal Sin

104 mins | Horror | Feb. 3, 1976

Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.

House of Mortal Sin

104 mins | Horror | Feb. 3, 1976

House of Mortal Sin
Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Peter Walker (Heritage) Ltd.
Original title House of Mortal Sin
Directors Pete Walker
Writers Pete Walker, David McGillivray

Cast

Anthony Sharp

as Father Xavier Meldrum

Susan Penhaligon

as Jenny Welch

Stephanie Beacham

as Vanessa Welch

Norman Eshley

as Father Bernard Cutler

Sheila Keith

as Miss Brabazon

Hilda Barry

as Mrs. Meldrum

Stewart Bevan

as Terry Wyatt

Julia McCarthy

as Mrs. Davey

John Yule

as Robert

Bill Kerr

as Mrs. Davey / Mr. Davey

Victor Winding

as Dr. Guardio

Jack Allen

as GP

Kim Butcher

as Valerie Davey

Ivor Salter

as Gravedigger

Andrew Sachs

as Man in Church

Jane Hayward

as Nurse Fowler

Mervyn Johns

as Father Duggan