
Alone in the Dark(1982)
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.


“Many people visit… no one ever leaves.”
A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.
Patricia Mickey
Julia Sullivan (as Trish Everly)
Allison Biggers
Mary Sullivan

Michael MacRae
Sam Edwards
Dennis Robertson
Father James
Morgan Hart
Helen
Edith Ivey
Amantha Beauregard

Richard Baker
Sacha Robertson Jr.
Jerry Fujikawa
Mr. Kimura
Doug Dillingham
Golden
Don Devendorf
Principal
Madhouse is a horror film released in 1981 exploring themes of birthday, psychopath, twin sister, animal attack, rottweiler, revenge. Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis, it stars Patricia Mickey, Allison Biggers, Michael MacRae. A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.
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