James Thurber’s The Night the Ghost Got In (1976)
Género : Comedia, Terror
Tiempo de ejecución : 17M
Director : Robert Stitzel
Sinopsis
A scared kid starts all kinds of trouble. Kids' "horror" film based on the story by James Thurber.
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