American Gothic

This is a suffocating descent into primal horror where hospitality curdles into inescapable, violent madness.

Directed by

John Hough

Genres

Horror

Starring

Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Michael J. Pollard

Tagline

The family that slays together stays together.

Overview

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.

How it feels

Dark, eerie and tense. Relentless and needs your attention.

About

Violence, death, madness, family

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

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