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Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium

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2006
1h 22m
7.0(4 votes)
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Horror

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Follows Hollywood filmmakers, The Booth Brothers as they uncover the shocking truth within the haunted halls of The Scariest Place On Earth, Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a monster of a building where it is said over 63,000 people died.

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