Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

When the lights go out, the terror begins.

R 1982 · 93 min · ★ 5.8 · Horror, Thriller

A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

Directed by Jack Sholder · Written by Robert Shaye

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