‘Beauties with a killer appetite!’
The Ladies of the House is a 2014 exploitation horror film directed by actor John Stuart Wildman from a screenplay co-written with Justina Walford. It stars Farah White, Melodie Sisk and Brina Palencia. It is the first non-pornographic film by the former adult actress Michelle “Belladonna” Sinclair.
Funding for the film, which was originally known under the working title of Stripped, was partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Plot Teaser:
Jacob (Gabriel Horn), his brother Kai (RJ Hanson), and their friend Derrick (Samrat Chakrabarti) have decided that the best way to celebrate Kai’s birthday is to go to a strip club. Kai ends up taking a liking to one of the strippers, Ginger (Belladonna), and they decide to follow her home. Upon discovering them, Ginger decides to invite them inside for some drinks.
Kai and Ginger are sent into a closet to play seven minutes in heaven, which ends with Kai accidentally killing her. Before the boys can leave Ginger’s roommates return home and after seeing Ginger, they decide that they will hunt and kill the three men. They soon find that Ginger’s roommates are cannibals that are intent on turning the three of them into several meals…
Reviews:
“ … even though they are long legged and perfectly proportioned murderous cannibalistic sexpots similar to the kinds that populate typical exploitation movies, you can’t help rooting for Lin, Getty and Crystal … Wildman and Walford’s script achieves each character’s complex background with much reserved exposition.” Dustin Chang, Twitch
“There are moments of suspense and some pretty gripping little scares, but The Ladies of the House is first and foremost a black comedy. There’s a lot of dialogue. The dialogue is witty, and each character is clearly defined, but be ready for some Tarantino talkiness and shaggy-dog stories. Too much, IMO…” Staci Layne Wilson, Dread Central
“Ladies of the House offers fans of exploitation films smart, funny, and gory as fuck twists on the subgenre. From a steamy lesbian tryst to cringe inducing gore to a human piglet being kept as a pet, the film manages some terrific shocks and entertainment throughout. The husband and wife team offer smarter insights on the male fear of strong women than you often find in this kind of grisly affair.” Mike Snoonian, All Things Horror
“Once everything is set up, The Ladies of the House stalls out to a large degree, confined by its own self-imposed limitations. It leans toward torture porn, but then pulls back. It gestures toward a feminist view of certain horror tropes, but grinds down in conversation..” Peter A. Martin, Dallas Film Now
“Unlike some of the gore-infused contemporary horror films we have seen recently, this film doesn’t rely on hack and slash actions or jump scares to reel in the audience. Each element of The Ladies of the House was clearly constructed to make the audience think while still delivering the promised blood bath we all eagerly await when picking up a horror title.” Gorestruly
“What it lacked in script it made up for in costume, and in being twisted. The set has a 1950’s vibe, which seems to intentionally be there to drastically play against the ideal nuclear family of the 50’s when compared with this family of lesbians stripper murderers. If you are a stereotypical dude, than you will just love the hot chicks making out with each other and taking off their clothes, though you might not like some of their butchering techniques.” Sofa King News
Cast and Characters:
- Farah White as Lin
- Melodie Sisk as Getty
- Brina Palencia as Crystal
- Belladonna as Ginger (as Michelle Sinclair)
- Gabriel Horn as Jacob
- Samrat Chakrabarti as Derek
- Rj Hanson as Kai
- Frank Mosley as Piglet
Filming locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA
