"Hideous, Hungry, and Loose!"

1996

1h 30m

6.1(235 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Overview

John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.

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16 members

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Jeffrey Combs

John Reilly

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Barbara Crampton

Susan Reilly

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Jonathan Fuller

Giorgio

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Jessica Dollarhide

Rebecca Reilly

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Massimo Sarchielli

Giannetti

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Elisabeth Kaza

Agnese

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Luca Zingaretti

Forte

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Helen Stirling

Duchess D'Orsino

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Alessandro Sebastian Satta

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Raffaella Offidani

Sylvana

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Marco Stefanelli

Benedetti

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Tunny Piras

Grimaldi

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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Gelato Woman

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Suzanna Gordon

The Gelato People

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Jillian Gordon

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Margaret Gordon

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