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Terror (1978)

Director: Norman J Warren

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From Time Out Film Guide

Atmospheric camerawork and some bright dialogue provide momentary relief in what is otherwise stock schlock about a film-maker (Nolan) who inadvertently conjured a malevolent ancestral witch while making a movie about his own family history. Nasty things start happening when he previews it at a party; but echoes of The Exorcist tend to hang increasingly heavy over the proceedings, while Warren's direction administers the coup de gràce by persistently cutting to lip-licking close-ups of slashed or garrotted throats.

Author: TM 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Norman J Warren

Producer: Richard Crafter

Cast: John Nolan, Carolyn Courage, James Aubrey, Sarah Keller, Tricia Walsh, Glynis Barber full cast

Genre(s): Horror

Duration: 87 mins


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