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The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972)
In early 20th-century England, the Mooneys are an eccentric clan live in a large rural home. Invalid patriarch Pa is a retired medical doctor claiming to be 199 years old. Phoebe, the eldest daughter, runs the household. Eldest son Mortimer is a businessman who conducts the finances and contributes to the income. Younger daughter Monica is a sadist who keeps live rats as pets, frequently mutilating them and other small animals. Youngest son Malcolm is a half-wit with animalistic tendencies to the point where he's kept locked in a room with live chickens. But the whole family have a dark, furry secret.
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In early 20th-century England, the Mooneys are an eccentric clan live in a large rural home. Invalid patriarch Pa is a retired medical doctor claiming to be 199 years old. Phoebe, the eldest daughter, runs the household. Eldest son Mortimer is a businessman who conducts the finances and contributes to the income. Younger daughter Monica is a sadist who keeps live rats as pets, frequently mutilating them and other small animals. Youngest son Malcolm is a half-wit with animalistic tendencies to the point where he's kept locked in a room with live chickens. But the whole family have a dark, furry secret.
Rating:PG
Genre:Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Written By:Andy Milligan
In Theaters:2/1/1972
Box Office:
Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:Constitution Films
Cast
Andy Milligan
Director
Hope Stansbury
Monica Mooney
Jackie Skarvellis
Diana (as Jackie Skarvelis)
Noel Collins
Mortimer Mooney
Joan Ogden
Phoebe Mooney
Douglas Phair
Pa Mooney
Ian Innes
Gerald
Berwick Kaler
Malcolm Mooney
Andy Milligan
The Gunsmith (as George Clark) / Mr. Micawber (as Chris Shore)
Lillian Frit
Rebecca (as Lillian Frith)
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