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The Cellar

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The Cellar

"It's your worst nightmare and it's in... The Cellar!"

1989

1h 26m

4.5(29 votes)

Horror

Overview

A young boy finds an ancient Comanche monster spirit in the basement of his home. His parents don't believe him, so he must kill the monster alone.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Patrick Kilpatrick

Patrick Kilpatrick

Mance Cashen

Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Willy Cashen

Suzanne Savoy

Suzanne Savoy

Emily Cashen

Ford Rainey

Ford Rainey

T.C. van Houten

Michael Wren

Sam John

Lou Perryman

Lou Perryman

Kyle Boatwright

Danny Mora

Danny Mora

Chilo

Alex Pederson

Tommy Boatwright

Don Collier

Don Collier

Sheriff

Anthony Childs

April

Creative team

Directed by: Kevin Tenney
Written by: John Woodward
Produced by: Patrick Wells
Steve Berman

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