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The Unnamable (1988)

The Unnamable poster
Directed by
Jean-Paul Ouellette
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
R
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 82 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of university students decide to spend the night in a house that is said to be haunted. They soon encounter a monstrous creature that has been locked away inside.

creepyatmosphericslowsuspensefulgothicmysteriousdatedlow-budget

What happens

The Unnamable is a 1988 American horror film directed, written, and produced by Jean-Paul Ouellette. It is based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story of the same name. The film is about a group of university students that made the poor decision to stay overnight in a 'haunted house'. Mark Kinsey Stephenson played the lead role, Randolph Carter (a well known H.P. Lovecraft character), alongside Charles King. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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