Murder Obsession

Murder Obsession

Welcome to your new home. Welcome to hell.

NR 1981 · 92 min · ★ 5.0 · Horror, Mystery

Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project, who are given a rather cool reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver. Soon rude things begin happening to some of the guests, and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.

Directed by Riccardo Freda · Written by Antonio Cesare Corti

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