The House That Screamed

The House That Screamed

1969 · 100 min · ES · 6.5 (78 votes)
Dir. Chicho Ibáñez Serrador · Starring Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó, John Moulder-Brown, Maribel Martín, Mary Maude, Cándida Losada · Music Waldo de los Ríos

One by one they will die!

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Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.

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A suffocating atmosphere hangs heavy in this isolated girls' school. Oppressive control and simmering psychological dread create a palpable sense of unease, where every shadow seems to hide a secret and every glance carries menace.

gothictensemelancholicoppressiveslow-burngiallo-adjacentperiod pieceatmospheric horrorpsychological thrillerisolationoppressionmotherhoodparanoia
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boarding schoolsouthern francebullyingteacher student relationship19th centurymother son relationshipgirls' school
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