''Dead Dudes in the House'' (also known as ''The Dead Come Home'' or ''The House on Tombstone Hill'') is a 1989

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written and directed by James Riffel and distributed by

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. The film follows a group of teenagers who travel up to a dilapidated house for some fixing up. Unbeknownst to them, the house is occupied by a murderous old woman and her sultry daughter, who proceed to pick the teens off one by one.

Cast

* James Griffin *

J. D. Cerna John Dayton Cerna, often credited as J. D. Cerna, is an American actor and writer. He appeared in the 1988-89 horror film '' The Dead Come Home''. In the 1995 coming-of-age short film ''Alkali, Iowa'', which is part of ''Boys Life 2'', the 1997 co ...

(billed as John Dayton Cerna) * Sarah Newhouse * Douglas Gibson * Victor Verhaeghe * Mark Zobian * Rob Moretti

Home media

In 1992, the film was released on VHS by

and A.I.P. Home Video under the title ''The House on Tombstone Hill''. The film was also released on VHS by Troma as ''Dead Dudes in the House'', with cover art featuring a group of "hip-hop teens", none of whom appear in the film. In 2010, Troma released the film on

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. On September 25, 2018, the film was restored and released on DVD and

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as ''The House on Tombstone Hill''.

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Home media

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