Mortuary (1983)

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A young woman suspects a group that speaks to the dead may have something to do with the death of her father.


Genre

Horror, Slasher

Characters/Groups

Christie Parson - Mary McDonough

Greg Stevens - David Wallace

Paul Andrews - Bill Paxton

Eve Parson - Lynda Day George

Hank Andrews - Christopher George

Jim - Curt Ayers

Sheriff Duncan - Bill Conklin

Mrs. Andrews - Donna Garrett

Mark - Greg Kaye

Josh - Denis Mandel

Mortuary Customer - Violet Manes

Bob Stevens - Alvy Moore

Dr. Parson - Danny Rogers

Bonnie - Beth Schaffel

Lois Stevens - Marlene Schmidt

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Detailed Synopsis

Christie Parson arrives home as Dr. Parson is sitting by the pool. Dr. Parson is hit in the back with a bat by someone and then hit in the face before falling into the pool. Christie walks outside and sees Dr. Parson floating in the pool.

Greg Stevens and Josh (Mortuary)|Josh arrive at a warehouse in Greg's van. Josh starts to gather tires to steal and says his former boss, Hank Andrews owes him $150. As they walk into another room they pass by a coffin with a hand sticking out. They come across a stash of odd items including an M-16, top hat, and toy statue. They hear some chanting and go to a window to see Hank at a podium and a group of women, including Eve Parson, chanting and dancing around a cauldron. goes to get the tires while Greg stays and watches the seance. As is rolling the tires, he finds the casket with the arm hanging out and when he opens it, finds Mrs. Andrews in a wedding dress. The door to the room Greg is in shuts and is locked. Josh is then stabbed and killed with a trocar by someone wearing white makeup and a robe. Greg hears tires squealing and finds the door now unlocked, but doesn't find Josh. Greg runs to a window and sees his van driving away. Later, Greg and Christie are in her car and after he tells her about Josh, he mentions seeing Hank and some women having a seance. They decide to go to the Skating Plus roller rink to look for Josh and Greg sees his van in the parking lot. They go inside the roller rink and see Jim (Mortuary)|Jim, Mark (Mortuary)|Mark and Bonnie.