The Attic (1980)

Director
George Edwards; Gary Graver

Main cast
Carrie Snodgress; Ray Milland; Ruth Cox; Rosemary Murphy; Frances Bay

Genres
Horror

Description
A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at altar. She fantasizes his death and finds joy only with her pet monkey. When the monkey disappears, a shocking past is revealed.


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