The Cat and the Canary (1978)
For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!
Genre : Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 38M
Director : Radley Metzger
Writer : Radley Metzger
Synopsis
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
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