Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

Wouldn't you like to learn how to flip your lid? If you're chopping for entertainment, here's the super shocker of them all.

NR 1965 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Mystery, Horror

The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic?

Directed by William Conrad · Written by John Kneubuhl

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