The Girl in Room 2A (1974) movie poster

The Girl in Room 2A

La casa della paura

1974 ·1h 30m · ★ 5.2 (23)

A sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.

Why it matters

A grimy, grindhouse-inflected cult horror that captures ’70s paranoia and exploitation in equal, unsettling measure.

  • Raw and unpolished, it’s a time capsule of 1970s lurid indie horror, perfect for fans of obscure drive-in fare.
  • The film’s relentless bleakness and gritty atmosphere evoke the era’s obsession with cults and societal breakdown.
  • Expect rough practical effects and a sense of creeping dread rather than polished scares or narrative subtlety.
  • Not for the faint-hearted or those seeking nuance, but a must-see for devotees of exploitation’s darker corners and cult-horror curiosities.

Horror DNA

Gore
43
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
43
Supernatural
20
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
14
Survival
83

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

Tight SpacesReligious Imagery

TMDB Keywords

kidnappingmurderpsycho killersadism

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