Chill (2007)

Director
Serge Rodnunsky

Main cast
Thomas Calabro; Ashley Laurence; Shaun Kurtz; James Russo; Victor Grant

Genres
Horror

Description
In this classic retro horror thriller, Sam, an aspiring writer, takes a job as a clerk in an L.A. inner city grocery market owned by the sinister Dr. Munoz, a former scientist who claims to have a rare skin condition.


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