Scared Stiff1987
“Welcome to the neighborhood!”
Directed by Richard Friedman
The premise
Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
Horror Vault's take
A rock singer still fragile from a recent breakdown moves into a grand Charleston mansion with her son and her psychiatrist boyfriend, only to find the estate's dark history refusing to stay buried. Ghostly piano music, hidden spaces, and the diary of a sadistic former slave owner begin to unravel whatever peace of mind she has managed to rebuild. As the supernatural disturbances escalate, the people closest to Kate start to wonder whether she is truly witnessing something evil — or simply falling apart again. The mansion's secrets press closer with every passing night, and the line between haunting and madness grows dangerously thin.
Content: Depictions Of Mental Illness And Breakdown, Themes Of Historical Slavery And Implied Brutality, Supernatural Menace And Frightening Apparitions
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