House of the Long Shadows
Jun 17, 1983 | IMDB 6.4
100 min Watch NowHorror, Comedy, Mystery
An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.
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