Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

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Poltergeist and Day Of The Dead
Day Of The Dead (Country: US; Year: 1985; Director: George A Romero; Writer: George A Romero; Stars: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Anthony Dileo Jr, Richard Liberty, Howard Sherman)
Trouble flares in a small military base where some of the last survivors of a zombie apocalypse are holding out as scientists search for a solution.
The Howling (Country: US; Year: 1981; Director: Joe Dante; Writer: John Sayles, based on the book by Gary Brandner; Stars: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Dick Miller)
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Country: US; Year: 1984; Director: Wes Craven; Stars: Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Johnny Depp)
A child molester killed by vigilantes seeks revenge on their children through their dreams.
Poltergeist (Country: US; Year: 1982; Director: Tobe Hooper; Writer: Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor; Stars: Craig T Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Beatrice Straight, Zelda Rubinstein, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Martin Casella, Richard Lawson), Trailer
Story of spooks in suburbia gets a silver anniversary DVD release.
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