The House in the Woods

The House in the Woods

1957 · 62 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A novelist and his wife go to stay at a cottage owned by a painter whose wife has just died.

Directed by Maxwell Munden · Written by Walter C. Brown

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