''Netherworld'' is a 1992 American

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

written and directed by

David Schmoeller David Schmoeller (born December 8, 1947) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is notable for directing several full-length theatrical horror films including ''Tourist Trap'' (1979), '' The Seduction'' (1982), ''Crawlspace' ...

and produced by

Charles Band Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies. Career Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributo ...

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

* Michael Bendetti as Corey Thorton *

Denise Gentile Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, a municipalit ...

as Delores * Holly Floria as Diane Palmer * Robert Sampson as Noah Thorton * Holly Butler as Marilyn Monroe *

Alex Datcher ''Goode Behavior'' is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN. The series was cancelled after one season, airing its last episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 22 episodes. Synopsis Willie Goode (Sherman Hemsley) is a newly ...

as Mary Magdalene * Robert Burr as Beauregard Yates, Esq. * George Kelly as Bijou * Mark Kemble as Barbusoir *

Michael Lowry Michael Lowry (born 13 March 1953) is an Irish Independent politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) since 1987, currently for the Tipperary constituency. He previously served as Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications from 1 ...

as Stemsy *

as Billy C.

Production

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

Reception

Writing in ''The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia'', academic

Peter Dendle Peter Dendle is a professor of English at Penn State Mont Alto, teaching classes on folklore, 20th and 21st century representations of the Middle Ages, Old and Middle English (language and literature), and the monstrous (in film, folklore, and s ...

called it "an unremarkble Dixieland shocker from dubious Full Moon studios". Lawrence Cohn of ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' called it an "entertaining horror pic".

References

External links

* 1992 films 1992 horror films American zombie films 1990s French-language films American erotic horror films American erotic romance films Films set in country houses Films set in New Orleans Films shot in New Orleans Films directed by David Schmoeller Films with screenplays by David Schmoeller 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-horror-film-stub