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The House of Dies Drear (1984) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1984 · 116 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Allan A. Goldstein
- Starring
- Tichina Arnold, Kadeem Hardison, Joe Seneca, Moses Gunn, Clarence Williams III, Gloria Foster
When a young Black man and his family settle into a rural Ohio house, they learn the property once served as a safe haven during the Civil War, operated by a Dutch immigrant who helped smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. As they uncover this hidden history, unsettling events lead them to suspect that the spirits of those enslaved souls still linger, haunting the home.
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