Terror Above the Sunset Strip
2024 · 22 min · ★ 2.0 · Animation, Comedy, Horror
A journey through Hollywood in 1970 takes us into a lost old Mansion high above the Hollywood Hills.
Directed by Damon Packard · Written by Damon Packard
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