''House IV: The Repossession'' (also known simply as ''House IV''), is a 1992

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directed by Lewis Abernathy, from a script co-written by

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and Deidre Higgins. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham and Debbie Hayn-Cass, it serves as the fourth and final installment in the ''House'' film series. Starring

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, Melissa Clayton, and Scott Burkholder, the film also featured

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reprising his role as Roger Cobb from the first movie. While it has connections to the original, it is a mostly-standalone sequel, with a plot centered around another home that encounters a haunting.

Synopsis

Roger Cobb (

) is now married to Kelly (

), has a daughter, Laurel (Melissa Clayton), and often visits the old Cobb family house after his father has died and is located on a deserted and desolate shoreline. Roger's cynical step-brother Burke (Scott Burkholder) has been pestering him to sell the family mansion, edging Roger to break his oath with their father. Roger is soon killed in a bad car accident that leaves Laurel requiring a wheelchair, leaving the house over to Kelly. Burke is still unable to convince Kelly to sell the house. Unknown to Kelly, Burke wants to sell the house so that a seedy

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group can use the property to dump illegal waste. The head of the Mafia group suffers from dwarfism and suffers intense phlegm, but proves to be very powerful and influential. Various supernatural events start occurring in the house, and after Kelly consults with a Native American spiritual guide, she learns that it is the spirits of Roger and some Native Americans, trying to warn Kelly about the danger she is in.

Reception

Andrew Pollard at ''Starburst'' called it a "a fitting way to bring the House franchise to a conclusion".

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wrote, "this installment marks a slightly more effective return to the horror comedy formula that made the original a surprise hit".

References

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* 1992 films 1992 horror films American comedy horror films American haunted house films American supernatural horror films Direct-to-video horror films Films scored by Harry Manfredini New Line Cinema films 1990s comedy horror films 1992 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films House (film series) {{comedy-horror-film-stub