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Summary
Students from Miskatonic University decide to spend the night in the Winthrop house, a spot widely believed to have been haunted for the past 300 years, ever since Joshua Winthrop was horribly murdered and mutilated by the hideous creature born of his wife.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 42
IMDb4.8
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −8 min on the typical 95
typical 9587Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1988
June 1, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 people
- CKCharles KlausmeyerHoward Damon
- MKMark Kinsey StephensonRandolph Carter
- ADAlexandra DurrellTanya Heller
- Laura AlbertWendy Barnes
- Eben HamBruce Weeks
- BWBlane WheatleyJohn Babcock
- Mark ParraJoel Manton
- DSDelbert SpainJoshua Winthrop
- CCColin CoxMr. Craft
- PFPaul FarmerMortician
- PPPaul PajorGravedigger 1
- MLMarcel LussierGravedigger 2
- LWLisa WilsonStudent 1
- NKNancy KreiselStudent 2
- KAKatrin AlexandreAlyda (the Creature) Winthrop
Directing · 4
- Jean-Paul Ouellette Director, Writer, Producer
- Rachel Atkinson Script Supervisor
- Terry Benedict First Assistant Director, Line Producer
- Sharon Kirkpatrick Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- H.P. Lovecraft Original Story
Production · 19
- Paul White Executive Producer
- Dean Ramser Executive In Charge Of Production, Producer
- Gene Abel Production Designer, Production Design
- Paul McKenna Casting
- Michael Haley Associate Producer
- Allison Grodner Production Assistant
Camera · 17
- Tom Fraser Director of Photography
- Nathaniel Goodman First Assistant Camera
- Greg Gardiner Additional Photography
- Robert Forest Key Grip
- Paul Murphy Second Assistant Camera
- John Bramley Still Photographer
Editing · 5
- Wendy J. Plump Editor
- Chuck Winston Color Timer
- Dale Ann Stieber Assistant Editor
- David Finkelstein Assistant Editor
- Ron M. Bawden Assistant Editor, Assistant Sound Editor
Sound · 21
- David Bergeaud Original Music Composer
- Victor Iorillo Supervising Sound Editor
- Casey Troutman Foley Artist
- Ruth Adelman ADR Engineer
- Kevin Evans Foley Mixer
- Phil Davies Songs, Theme Song Performance
Art · 5
- Ann Job Set Decoration
- Neil Kinsella Painter, Carpenter
- Kellie Beales Assistant Set Decoration
- William Roberts Leadman
- Keith Kaminski Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Carolyn Taye-Loren Makeup & Hair
- Camille Calvet Makeup & Hair, Assistant Makeup Artist
- Kathleen Sheldon Wardrobe Master
- Debra Swihart Costume Designer
- Dania Maradiaga Assistant Makeup Artist
- Caryn Winters Wardrobe Master
Lighting · 12
- Bill Crain Gaffer
- Michael Crain Best Boy Electrician
- Jeffrey C. Mygatt Electrician
- Gare Cline Best Boy Electrician
- Brett Drouet Electrician
- Brian McEachen Electrician
Other crew · 20
- Michael Cudlitz Carpenter
- Clancy T. Troutman Thanks
- Eric Potter Editorial Staff
- R. Christopher Biggs Makeup Effects
- Richard Snell Special Effects
- Yutaka Wada Thanks
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