I Was a “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”
If you identify as part of the queer community, or if you love old school slasher flicks, you will love this movie.
The Mad Room (1969)
Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution. As children, they were put there after killing their parents. Ellen, who now lives in the house of an old widow, Mrs. Armstrong, takes them in. But if their secret gets out, it could jeopardize Ellen's plans to wed Mrs. Armstrong's stepson. She struggles with anxiety -- until Mrs. Armstrong suddenly turns up dead.
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Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution. As children, they were put there after killing their parents. Ellen, who now lives in the house of an old widow, Mrs. Armstrong, takes them in. But if their secret gets out, it could jeopardize Ellen's plans to wed Mrs. Armstrong's stepson. She struggles with anxiety -- until Mrs. Armstrong suddenly turns up dead.
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Genre:Horror, Thriller
Written By:A.Z. Martin, Bernard Girard, Reginald Denham, Garrett Fort
In Theaters:5/1/1969
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
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