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From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)

From a Whisper to a Scream poster
Directed by
Jeff Burr
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 99 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly historian tells a journalist four horror stories from their small Tennessee town. Each tale involves a different kind of terror tied to the town's dark past.

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What happens

From a Whisper to a Scream is a 1987 American anthology horror film co-written and directed by Jeff Burr and starring Vincent Price, Susan Tyrrell, Clu Gulager, Terry Kiser, Harry Caesar, Rosalind Cash, Cameron Mitchell, and Martine Beswick. The film features four horror stories set within the small town of Oldfield, Tennessee, each related by an elderly local historian (Price) to a local journalist (Tyrrell) who reported on the execution of his serial killer niece. Developed by Burr, C. Courtney Joyner, and Darin Scott, all former film students, From a Whisper to a Scream was largely shot on location in Dalton, Georgia. The film was given a U.S. theatrical release in the fall of 1987 under the alternate title The Offspring. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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