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The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)

2017 · Tony E. Valenzuela · 78 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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Three ghost-hunting high-schoolers visit the Moore House in Villisca, Iowa—the site of one of America’s most grisly unsolved mass murders. After their private tour is interrupted, the group sneaks back in at night, unaware of the otherworldly terror that awaits them.

A 2017 title built around Based on true events, Ghost and Queer. Directed by Tony E. Valenzuela.

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The Axe Murders of Villisca

Spanish: La Maldición de Villisca
Portuguese: A Maldição de Villisca
Chinese: 維利斯卡斧頭謀殺案
Korean: 빌리스카 도끼 살인사건

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