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Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Avery Schreiber, Barbara Steele, Steve Doubet ... see more see more... , Brad Reardon , John Widelock , Julie Andelman , Yvonne De Carlo , Rachel Bard , Thelma Pelish , Annabella Price , Ina Gould , Joan Lemmo , Jack Stryker , Brad Rearden

When the on-campus accommodations are all taken, a group of college students are forced to take rooms in the spooky house of Mrs. Engels (Yvonne De Carlo) and her strange son, Mason (Brad Reardon). Wh... read more read more...en one of the kids turns up dead, the police launch an investigation, uncovering the bloody history of the mansion and its owners. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Denny Harris

Release Date: November 12, 1980

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DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009

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  • ajv2688
    January 8, 2011
    ajv2688
    A pretty good story, it's more of a psychological thriller than a horror movie, like I thought it was, but if you're a fan of Barbara Steele you'll enjoy seeing her in this, as I did.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    November 3, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    "Silent Scream" is a great atmospheric 1980 slasher film released the same great summer as "The Shining", "Friday the 13th" and "The Empire Strikes Back", which is probably why it became so forgotten. Apparently it was released on VHS for a limited time, but it took me 27 years t... read moreo finally find a copy to view. This needs a DVD release.

    The opening credits still felt very 70's with a police car driving towards the camera, and officers rushing into an old house to find a series of bodies. It doesn't make much sense until the end of the movie, when we can say "duh" to the movie makers for revealing essentially nothing significant.

    A cool premise: a group of college kids move to an Oceanside old mansion on a cliff, owned by a mysterious old lady and her peculiar son. There is also something creepy and murderous lurking deep within the walls of the house, watching them. I liked when the killer is watching one of the girls through a ceiling vent in her bedroom.

    One by one, the youth would meet up with their doom. The killings, though few, are quite shocking and blood-soaked. Most of the characters were likeable. The one annoying guy didn't last very long. The movie drops a notch halfway through when the killer's identity is revealed and shown onscreen too much. There were a few nice twists in the final act which were a lot of fun.

    The movie has a really good musical score, with screeching instruments and suspense building cues. There's a great scene where one of the vicious killings is viewed through the slats of the wall boards. Another good scene has a victim hiding herself in a bedroom closet while the killer repeatedly thrusts a sharp knife through the door frame. It's got that great 80's slasher feel.
  • The80sExpert
    March 23, 2011
    The80sExpert
    This is a good mystery/horror/slasher movie for the most part. It's got a haunted house and young college students who get killed off by someone in the house. It gets predictable towards the end, but it's enjoyable enough for slasher fans.

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