Monster in the Closet (1987)

90 min · Dark Comedy, Horror comedy, Sci-Fi, comedy film, comedy horror, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

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Directors

Bob Dahlin

Cast

Donald Grant, Denise DuBarry, Claude Akins, Howard Duff, Henry Gibson, Donald Moffat, Stacy Ferguson, Paul Walker, John Carradine

The story

In the small town of Chestnut Hills, California, three people are murdered in their closets by an unseen figure. Richard Clark, a struggling reporter at a news agency in San Francisco, learns of the murders through his snarky rival coworker, Scoop Johnson. Thinking this could be his big breakthrough, Richard goes to Chestnut Hills to investigate the murders and find out who is responsible.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, Clowning, Frauenleiche, Hund, Lecturer, Monsters, Mother Son Relationship, Mutant, Report, US-Army, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Wardrobe, Wissenschaftlerin

Genres

Dark Comedy, Horror comedy, Sci-Fi, comedy film, comedy horror, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

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