"«To torment; torture; frighten to death»"

1983

1h 24m

4.0(5 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

After a man murders his wealthy father, mysterious things begin to occur in the house where the man must live in order to claim the dead man's inheritance.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Steven Longhurst

Neville Harmer

Caroline MacDowell

Vicky

Colin Efford

Patrick

Wendy Young

Dorothy

Yvette Guntar

Sylvia

Al Greer

Alfred Harmer

Peter Neal

Marina Lee

Creative team

Directed by: Michael J. Murphy
Written by: Michael J. Murphy
Produced by: Des Dolan

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