The Dark Side of Midnight (1984)

Director
Wes Olsen

Main cast
James F. Moore; Wes Olsen; Sandy Schimmel; Dave Bowling

Genres
Horror

Description
A small town is terrorized by a homicidal maniac known as The Creeper.


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