The Sanatorium (2010)

Director
Miguel Alejandro Gomez

Main cast
Luis Carlos Bogantes; Kurt Dyer; María Luisa Garita; Olger González; Kabek Gutierrez

Genres
Horror, Comedy

Description
A group of friends decide to make a documentary about the ghosts that are supposed to be haunting The Sanatorium in Costa Rica, things get creepy when the arrive to the place.


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