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Penny Dreadful (2006)

Penny Dreadful poster
Directed by
Richard Brandes
Genre
slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 148 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman with a crippling fear of cars is trapped in a vehicle with a hitchhiker who stalks her. The story plays out almost entirely inside the car.

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What happens

Penny Dreadful is a 2006 American horror film directed by Richard Brandes and written by Diane Doniol-Valcroze, Arthur K. Flam (as Arthur Flam), and Richard Brandes. The story is from Diane Doniol-Valcroze and Arthur K. Flam (as Arthur Flam). The film centers on a young woman, Penny, who has a phobia of cars and ends up stalked by a maniac hitchhiker preying on her fear. The film takes place almost entirely in a car, one-location. In 2016, the film was listed in the top ten horror films of 2006 by 411mania. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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