Netherworld (film)

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Netherworld
Netherworld (1992) poster.jpg
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Directed by David Schmoeller
Screenplay byDavid Schmoeller
Story by Charles Band
Produced by
  • Charles Band
  • Thomas Bradford
Starring
CinematographyAdolfo Bartoli
Edited byAndy Horvitch
Music by David Bryan
Distributed by Full Moon Features
Release date
February 6,
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
French

Netherworld is a 1992 American horror film written and directed by David Schmoeller and produced by Charles Band.

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Synopsis

After his father dies, Corey Thorton inherits his father's estate in Louisiana, only to find that his father plans to sacrifice his soul to live again.

Cast

Production

The film was originally to be produced in Romania, but Band moved it to New Orleans, Louisiana. [1]

Reception

Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle called it "an unremarkble Dixieland shocker from dubious Full Moon studios". [2] Lawrence Cohn of Variety called it an "entertaining horror pic". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cohn, Lawrence (1994). "Netherworld". Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   9780824037963.
  2. Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. p. 116. ISBN   978-0-7864-9288-6.