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UNITED STATES · 1987

The Dead

John Huston
supernatural horror ancient curse cabin isolation occult artifacts survival
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Synopsis

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

Year1987
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Huston
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