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The Comeback

1978 ·1h 40m · ★ 5.6 (36)

A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. His ex-wife is brutally murdered, and the killer may be stalking him next.

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Director

Pete Walker Pete Walker
8 horror films in catalog
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Die Screaming Marianne 1971
The Flesh and Blood Show
The Flesh and Blood Show 1972
House of Whipcord
House of Whipcord 1974
Frightmare
Frightmare 1974
Schizo
Schizo 1976
House of Mortal Sin
House of Mortal Sin 1976
The Comeback
The Comeback 1978
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows 1983

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
0
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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TMDB Keywords

pop starproto-slasher

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