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House of Mortal Sin

1976 ·1h 44m · ★ 6.4 (46)

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.

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8 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
71
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Setting

Church

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

catholic priestconfessiondeath by poisoningelder abusemurderpriestproto-slasherroman catholic churchsuicide

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