Sleep Has Her House
NR 2017 · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Mystery, Horror
The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.
Directed by Scott Barley · Written by Scott Barley
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