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The Drownsman
After nearly drowning in a lake, a young girl develops an abnormal fear of water and is plagued by visions of a mysterious dark figure. A year later, in an attempt to cure her phobia and visions, her skeptical friends stage a séance and subject her to a bathtub experiment, unwittingly summoning the dark figure into the world.
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After nearly drowning in a lake, a young girl develops an abnormal fear of water and is plagued by visions of a mysterious dark figure. A year later, in an attempt to cure her phobia and visions, her skeptical friends stage a séance and subject her to a bathtub experiment, unwittingly summoning the dark figure into the world.
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Genre:Horror, Fantasy, Thriller
Written By:Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan
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Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:Black Fawn Films, Breakthrough Entertainment
Cast
Chad Archibald
Director
Michelle Mylett
Madison
Caroline Palmer
Hannah
Gemma Bird Matheson
Kobie
Sydney Kondruss
Lauren
Clare Bastable
Cathryn
Ry Barrett
Sebastian Donner
Katie Nicole Evans
Isabelle Heller (Young)
JoAnn Nordstrom
Isabelle Heller (Adult)
Samuel Borstein
Henley Jacobs
Kelly-Marie Murtha
Dr. Gates
Derrek Peels
Carter
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