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Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood
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1995
1h 38m
6.3(199 votes)
Horror
Crime
Thriller
Drama
Fantasy

Overview

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.

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40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Savoy Pictures

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