The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale

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The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale

2018

1h 35m

5.0(11 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Drama

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While sorting her dead grandmother's affairs, a young woman boards in a southern mansion and soon discovers the matriarch may desire more than just her company.

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8 members

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Suilma Rodriguez

Julie

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Janis Duley

Frances Allen

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Andersyn Van Kuren

Ellie

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Chase Ryan Jeffery

Jonathan

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Thomas Herod Jr.

Harold Allen

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Siobhan Doherty

Kristy

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Greg Fallon

Father Marion

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Richard Ledbetter

Charlie

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