Rats (2003)

Director
Tibor Takács

Main cast
Sara Downing; Amy Parks; Bailey Chase; Michael Zelniker; Sean Cullen

Genres
Horror

Description
The Brookedale Psychiatric Hospital is a crumbling institution which barely has enough money to remain open. Formerly a prison, it sits atop a warren of tunnels and sewage system viaducts. But Brookdale has a secret - a secret known by only one person. There's something living in the tunnels - something that's developed a taste for human blood...


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