House III
| House III: The Horror Show | |
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| Produced by | Sean S. Cunningham |
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| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Edited by | Edward Anton |
| Music by | Harry Manfredini |
Production companies | United Artists Sean S. Cunningham Films |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Communications Co. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $1,738,897 |
House III: The Horror Show (also known simply as House III or The Horror Show) is a 1989 American slasher film directed by James Isaac, from a script co-written by Allyn Warner and Leslie Bohem. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, it serves as the third installment in the House film series. Presented as a standalone installment in the series, it stars Lance Henriksen and Brion James in the lead roles. Centering around Detective Lucas McCarthy, who arrests a serial killer known as Max "The Cleaver" Jenke; the plot revolves around the latter's return from the dead as a malicious spirit to terrorize the detective and his family in their house.