The Caller
A strange visitor. A mysterious woman. A surprise ending...
1987 · 97 min · ★ 6.0 · Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
One night, an unusual stranger in need asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman · Written by Michael Sloan
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