A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.
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Cast
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| Kay Hawtrey | ... | Maude Chalmers (as Kay Hawtry) | |
| Lesleh Donaldson | ... | Heather | |
| Barry Morse | ... | Mr. Davis | |
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Dean Garbett | ... | Rick Yates |
| Stephen E. Miller | ... | Billy Hibbs (as Stephen Miller) | |
| Alf Humphreys | ... | Joe Yates (as Alfred Humphreys) | |
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Peggy Mahon | ... | Florie |
| Harvey Atkin | ... | Harry Browning | |
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Robert Warner | ... | Sheriff (as Bob Warner) |
| Jack Van Evera | ... | James Chalmers | |
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Les Rubie | ... | Sam |
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Doris Petrie | ... | Ruby |
| Bill Lake | ... | Frank | |
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Brett Matthew Davidson | ... | Young Rick (as Brett Davidson) |
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Christopher Crabb | ... | Teddy (as Chris Crabb) |
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An old funeral parlor now converted into a tourist home during certain periods such as the summer, develops a problem, when a escaped mental patient with a split personality moves in and proceeds to do away with those specific/certain guests or staff, he/she feels are nosy or immoral. Written by ????
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psycho killer | small town | pulling a car from water | black cat | undertaker |Taglines:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 August 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
CAD 1,400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), The Incident at North Hampton Productions See more »
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(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould
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The film's French title is 'Le Cri des Ténèbres', meaning 'The Cry of Darkness'. See more »Goofs
The film is set in the U.S., but there is a Canadian flag displayed prominently in front of a public building. See more »Connections
Referenced in Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) See more »Soundtracks
Onward, Christian Soldiers(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould
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What do you do when your husband, the funeral director, runs out and is never seen again many years past, and leaves you with a big, old funeral home? Why turn it into a bed and breakfast of course! Funeral Home is one of those cheaply yet competently made horror film of the late seventies/early eighties that manages to evoke some real, honest chills while maintaining a somewhat serious facade. No small feat when you consider most of the horror derivative drivel produced during this era. Kay Hawtrey plays Mrs. Maude Chalmers who now runs a bed and breakfast and just received her granddaughter to help her make a go of it. Hawtrey gives one heck of a performance as a woman riddled with contradictions. Rumours abound that she was abandoned by her husband for another woman, but she doesn't believe any of that. She seems very normal except no one, absolutely no one, is allowed in the basement - where she can be heard often talking to someone. She plays the ever so sweet grandmother and charitable woman making flowers for the under-privileged. She plays the morally outraged innkeeper who disapproves of any behaviors she deems imprudent. She also has a more far-reaching range as the movie progresses to its revealing climax. But it is Hawtrey's performance that really makes this film work at any level - without it you would have nothing more than some slasher film without any merit. The rest of the acting is pretty good too with Barry Morse no less adding some more credibility as a house guest out to find some secret. As far as the story goes, it is nothing really inventive or hard to figure out to be sure, but the acting, lack of glossy production values, rural, almost Rockwellesque summer settings, and some competent directing all manage to create a fine little horror gem from Canada.