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Scalps

Scalps

They came out of the grave... to get REVENGE!

19833.81h 24m

Overview

Silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. Unfortunately, one of them becomes possessed by the evil spirit of Black Claw so he must therefore slaughter all of his friends.

Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Written by Fred Olen Ray, T.L. Lankford
Produced by Alec Wisner, T.L. Lankford
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Top Cast

R

Richard Hench

Randy / Black Claw

R

Roger Maycock

Kershaw Ellerbe

F

Frank McDonald

Ben Murphy

C

Carol Sue Flockhart

Louise Landon

Jo-Ann Robinson

Jo-Ann Robinson

D.J.

B

Barbara Magnusson

Ellen Corman

Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Prof. Manchen

C

Carroll Borland

Dr. Sharon Reynolds

C

Cynthia Hartline

Ann

Forrest J. Ackerman

Forrest J. Ackerman

Professor Trentwood

Themes & Keywords

possessionrevengeslasherscalpingvengeful ghostghostdesecrationindian burial groundarchaeological digburial ground

About Scalps

Scalps is a horror film released in 1983 exploring themes of possession, revenge, slasher, scalping, vengeful ghost, ghost. Directed by Fred Olen Ray, it stars Richard Hench, Roger Maycock, Frank McDonald. Silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. Unfortunately, one of them becomes possessed by the evil spirit of Black Claw so he must therefore slaughter all of his friends.

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