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Dark August (1976)

Dark August poster
Directed by
Martin G. Goldman
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man driving in rural Vermont accidentally kills a child. The child's grandfather places a curse on him, and the man must deal with the supernatural consequences.

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What happens

Dark August is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Martin Goldman and starring J. J. Barry, Carolyne Shelyne, and Kim Hunter. Its plot follows a man in rural Vermont who, after accidentally killing a child in a car accident, has a curse placed on him by the child's grandfather. The screenplay was co-written by actors Barry and Shelyne and director Goldman. Dark August was filmed in Vermont. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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