
The Initiation(1984)
An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.


“The danger lies just below the surface”
A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.

Huub Stapel
Eric Visser

Monique van de Ven
Laura

Serge-Henri Valcke
Vermeer

Lou Landré
Chef

Tatum Dagelet
Anneke Visser

Jaap Stobbe
Taxi driver

Bert Haanstra
Conductor

Tanneke Hartzuiker
Potter
Wim Zomer
John

Hidde Maas
Martin Ruysdael
Amsterdamned is a action, horror, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of slasher, psycho killer. Directed by Dick Maas, it stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Serge-Henri Valcke. A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.
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