Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990)

Born evil! Tales guaranteed to make your skin crawl!

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 0M

Director : Mark Shepard

Synopsis

A horror movie duology: "The Black Veil" is set in 1888, as the widow of a psychiatrist visits a college friend who is performing in a theatre that enacts gruesome mutilations and torture. In "Listen to Midnight" a photographer recounts the events leading up to his murder, which is linked to a story he had heard in Japan about a female dragonfly luring the male to his death.

Actors

Brinke Stevens
Brinke Stevens
Diana / Radio DJ / Model
Elizabeth Morehead
Elizabeth Morehead
Meg Hexley
Julie Carlson
Julie Carlson
Justine
Robert Rothman
Robert Rothman
Demetrius
Ron Roleck
Ron Roleck
Tod
Anita Coleito
Anita Coleito
Ginger
Larry Hankin
Larry Hankin
Drunk Bum
Dawn Wildsmith
Dawn Wildsmith
Carol
Dukey Flyswatter
Dukey Flyswatter
Nightmare Man

Crews

Mark Shepard
Mark Shepard
Director
Patricia Miller
Patricia Miller
Story
John Strysik
John Strysik
Story
Samuel Oldham
Samuel Oldham
Writer
Mark Shepard
Mark Shepard
Writer
John Dorr
John Dorr
Executive Producer
Patricia Miller
Patricia Miller
Producer
Mark Shepard
Mark Shepard
Producer
Mark Shepard
Mark Shepard
Director of Photography
Barry Conrad
Barry Conrad
Director of Photography
Samuel Oldham
Samuel Oldham
Editor
Mark Shepard
Mark Shepard
Editor
Patricia Miller
Patricia Miller
Production Design

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