Alien Zone (1978)

A man who is having an affair with a married woman is dropped off on the wrong street when going back to his hotel. He takes refuge out of the rain when an old man invites him in. He turns ... See full summary »

Director:

Sharron Miller

Writer:

David O'Malley

Stars:

John Ericson, Ivor Francis, Judith Novgrod

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Ericson	...	Talmudge
Ivor Francis	...	The Mortician
Judith Novgrod	...	Miss Sibiler
Burr DeBenning	...	Growski
Charles Aidman	...	Detective Malcolm Toliver
Bernard Fox	...	Inspector McDowal
Richard Gates	...	Cantwell
Elizabeth MacRae	...	Mrs. Lumquist
Linda Gibboney	...	Julie (as Kathie Gibboney)
Leslie Paxton	...	Marie
John King III	...	Marie's Husband (as John King)
Bo Byers	...	Growski Detective #1
David O'Malley	...	Detective #2
Robert Telford	...	Maitre'd
Michael Colley	...	Stan

Storyline

A man who is having an affair with a married woman is dropped off on the wrong street when going back to his hotel. He takes refuge out of the rain when an old man invites him in. He turns out to be a mortician, who tells him the stories of the people who have wound up in his establishment over the course of four stories.

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Plot Keywords:

mortician | affair | supernatural | on the run | female in shower | 

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Taglines:

don't you dare go in there!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Last Stop on 13th St.

Filming Locations:

Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Myriad Cinema International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 100 min (DVD) 79 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Sound of Goodbye"
sung by Steve March, lyrics composed by Ayn Robbins.

User Reviews

Calling Dr. Bombay… Emergency, Come Right Away!

"A man in town for a convention gets lost while trying to return to his hotel room, after seeing a woman, and ends up being taken in by a mortician to wait out a storm. To pass the time, the mortician shows the man four recently deceased people and begins to tell him how each person ended up as an occupant of one of his coffins," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

John Ericson (as Talmudge) is the man who finds refuge with mortician Ivor Francis, during the rainstorm. Mr. Francis' four stories aren't as enthralling as his characterization is appealing. Bernard Fox (as McDowal) is featured in the, passable, third story. Mr. Fox was, perhaps, most memorable the delightful witch doctor first called upon by "Samantha Stevens" on "Bewitched"; but, even "Dr. Bombay" can't save this plodding film. Charles Aidman (as Toliver) banters well with Fox.

"Alien Zone" was appropriately re-titled "House of the Dead".

Steve March, vocalizing the theme song "The Sound of Goodbye", sounds a little like his famous father.