House of the Dead Collection

The House of the Dead Collection is a three-film action horror series directed by Uwe Boll, inspired by Sega's popular video game franchise of the same name. Beginning in 2003 and concluding in 2006, the collection comprises three installments totaling 185 minutes in runtime with a reported budget of 6,000,000. The films are not direct adaptations of the video game storylines; Boll described the initial film as a prequel to the original 1997 game. The collection includes House of the Dead (2003), House of the Dead 2 (2006), and 23 Years Later: Return to Zombie Island, which was announced in 2025 and is intended as a direct sequel to the 2003 film with a planned release in 2026. The films have a combined revenue of zero. The series spans three years of production, with the initial films receiving varying ratings on IMDb: 2.1 for House of the Dead and 3.7 for House of the Dead 2. The collection's total budget was 6,000,000, while its overall revenue is recorded as zero. This German-Canadian production represents a cinematic interpretation of the House of the Dead universe, offering a series of action-oriented horror films based on a well-known video game property.