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When a Killer Calls (2006)

When a Killer Calls poster
Directed by
Peter Mervis
Genre
horror film, slasher film, crime film, rape and revenge film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
3.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman home alone starts getting menacing phone calls from a stranger. She realizes the calls are coming from inside her house, and she must fight for her survival.

low-budgetdarktenseexploitativesuspensefulgrimquick-paced

What happens

When a Killer Calls is a 2006 direct-to-DVD horror film directed by Peter Mervis and starring Sarah Hall, Mark Irvingsen, Robert Buckley, Derek Osedach, and Rebekah Kochan. It was distributed by B movie company The Asylum. The film was released in February 2006, to coincide with the theatrical release of the 2006 remake of When a Stranger Calls, which this film is a mockbuster of. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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