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The Asylum (2000)
Plagued by endless visions and nightmares, Jenny Adams suspects that, as a child, she was responsible for the brutal murder of her own mother.
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Plagued by endless visions and nightmares, Jenny Adams suspects that, as a child, she was responsible for the brutal murder of her own mother.
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Genre:Horror
Written By:John Stewart
In Theaters:1/1/2000
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Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:Nunhead Films
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