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death house

n. 1 ''Syn.'' death row. 2 A holding area in a prison for condemned prisoners in the time immediately prior to execution.

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death house

n. the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution [syn: death row]

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Death House

Death House is an upcoming American horror film written by Gunnar Hansen and directed by Harrison Smith. The film features an ensemble cast of horror icons including Kane Hodder, Barbara Crampton, Bill Moseley, Dee Wallace, Tony Todd and Camille Keaton. Originally written by Hansen, the film started as a concept intended to bring as many horror legends together in one film.

Usage examples of "death house".

Perhaps later, after we were out of this damned death house, I could come up with something.

The man whose fingerprints were on the polished copper ball at the death house in the marsh, had escaped the explosion.

How many people had seen them walking away from that death house, fresh blood in their bags?

The minor was that Andy couldn't be simultaneously in Wolfe's plant rooms and in the coop at White Plains, or in the death house at Sing Sing.

Only reason he's not in the death house is, the jury figured, guy his age, he's going to die soon enough, anyway.