Specters (1987)

Director
Marcello Avallone

Main cast
Donald Pleasence; Trine Michelsen; Massimo De Rossi; Riccardo De Torrebruna; Riccardo De Torrebruna

Genres
Horror

Description
A mysterious tomb is unearthed in the catacombs under Rome, the contents of which contain evidence of an ageless evil that may once have preyed on man.


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