Scum of the Earth

Year: 1974

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: S.F. Brownrigg

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During their honeymoon in a secluded Texas cabin, newlyweds Helen and Paul are devastated when Paul is killed by an unseen assailant. Helen escapes into the woods, where Odie Pickett and his impoverished hillbilly family take her in, imprisoning her in their isolated shack while the killer remains at large, turning the remote refuge into a nightmare.

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