
Stir of Echoes(1999)
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.


“There is something evil in this house.”
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.

Jacki Kerin
Linda

John Jarratt
Barney

Alex Scott
Dr Barton

Gerda Nicolson
Connie
Charles McCallum
Lance
Bernadette Gibson
Rita / Mrs Ryan
Robert Ratti
Kelvin
Vince Deltito
Nico

Tommy Dysart
Harry

Debra Lawrance
Carol
Next of Kin is a horror, mystery film released in 1982 exploring themes of dreams, cemetery, diary, haunted house, bathtub, nursing home. Directed by Tony Williams, it stars Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott. After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
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