Subconscious Cruelty

Subconscious Cruelty

2001 · 92 min · ★ 4.8 · Horror, Crime

A surrealistic anthology of horror films; four segments structured as an intense fever dream...

Directed by Karim Hussain · Written by Karim Hussain

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