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Don't Go in the House

1979 · 82 min · Director: Joseph Ellison ★ IMDb 5.6 · 6,014 ratings

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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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Don't Go in the House (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear30%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Disturbing
Tension
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 68 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension53 %38 %48 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Disturbing51 %41 %40 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Sadness63 %56 %42 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Disturbing68 %63 %53 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension59 %46 %55 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension65 %42 %64 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Tension81 %63 %75 %68 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing81 %73 %73 %69 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension71 %68 %64 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Disturbing69 %64 %59 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Fear68 %57 %50 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Sympathy61 %46 %35 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Sympathy46 %28 %23 %9 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Not enough subtitle evidence29 %11 %16 %4 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension39 %25 %31 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing66 %51 %60 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Tension78 %56 %75 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Tension83 %63 %81 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing86 %77 %77 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing83 %82 %65 %70 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

DG
Dan Grimaldi

RC
Robert Carnegie

RD
Ruth Dardick

CB
Charles Bonet

BR
Bill Ricci

JB
Johanna Brushay

RD
Ralph D. Bowman

MA
Mary Ann Chinn

SS
Susan Smith

DS
Darcy Shean

DS
Darcy Shean

Girl in Car

KK
Ken Kelsch

Details

Directed by
Joseph Ellison
Written by
Joseph Ellison, Joe Masefield, Ellen Hammill
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 6,014 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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