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The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale

The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale

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The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale

2018

1h 35m

5.0(11 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Drama

Overview

While sorting her dead grandmother's affairs, a young woman boards in a southern mansion and soon discovers the matriarch may desire more than just her company.

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8 featured cast members

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Suilma Rodriguez

Suilma Rodriguez

Julie

Janis Duley

Janis Duley

Frances Allen

Andersyn Van Kuren

Andersyn Van Kuren

Ellie

Chase Ryan Jeffery

Chase Ryan Jeffery

Jonathan

Thomas Herod Jr.

Harold Allen

Siobhan Doherty

Siobhan Doherty

Kristy

Greg Fallon

Greg Fallon

Father Marion

Richard Ledbetter

Richard Ledbetter

Charlie

Creative team

Directed by: Derrick Sims
Written by: Derrick Sims
Alaina McClellan Sims
Produced by: Alaina McClellan Sims
Derrick Sims

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