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House of the Living Dead (1974)

House of the Living Dead poster
Directed by
Ray Austin
Genre
horror film, science fiction film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist moves to a South African plantation and gets involved with the occult. Strange events begin to happen around the estate.

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What happens

House of the Living Dead (Skaduwees Oor Brugplaas, or Shadows over Bridge Farm), also known as Doctor Maniac, is a 1974 science-fiction horror film directed by Ray Austin and starring Mark Burns, Shirley Anne Field and David Oxley. The film, an international co-production between Great Britain and South Africa, takes place on a plantation in South Africa and deals heavily with the occult. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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