The Thing That Couldn't Die

The Thing That Couldn't Die

The grave can't hold it ...nothing human can stop it!

NR 1958 · 69 min · ★ 5.2 · Horror

A 400 year old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body.

Directed by Will Cowan · Written by David Duncan

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The Pecos PistolThe Pecos Pistol · 1949
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The Dark HorseThe Dark Horse · 1946
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