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The Screaming Skull

195868 minUnited States
ThrillerHorror
Video edition
YouTube · Channel’s colorized edition
Original language
English
This copy runs
68:06
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A newlywed arrives at the country home where her husband's first wife died. Disturbing incidents suggest that the past has not left the house. Her own history of emotional distress makes it difficult to know whom, or what, she can trust.

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DirectorsAlex Nicol

Behind the scenes

Actor Alex Nicol made his directing debut. The opening's promise of burial for anyone frightened to death is a theatrical publicity gimmick, setting an exaggerated tone before the domestic haunting begins.

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