Grave Danger (2009)

Director
Jim Haggerty

Main cast
Debbie Kopacz; Jonathan Holtzman; Jae Mosc; Andrew Phillips; Craig Bergen

Genres
Comedy, Horror

Description
Home alone, Becky (Debbie Kopacz) is already on edge from a night of watching scary movies when an anonymous caller takes her terror to the brink by forcing her to trade spooky stories with him in this Jim Haggerty-helmed horror flick. Tales of murderous ventriloquist dummies, housewives ensnared by voodoo and more follow in an agonizing game of one-upmanship that could end up with Becky dead. Cathy St. George and Vic Martino co-star.


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