The People Under the Stairs

Friday, November 15 - Saturday, November 16, 2024

Wes Craven takes you inside the most terrifying house on the street in this chilling tale of a young boy trapped in a nightmarish home full of homicidal inhabitants and deadly creatures.

Screening as part of our midnight series Waverly Midnights: Interesting Times

Previously screened as part of our Spring 2019 season of “Waverly Midnights: Parental Guidance.”

“Moving deftly from horror to comedy to social allegory, all wrapped in a wonderfully lunatic package.” – PopMatters

• Country USA
• Year 1991
• Running Time 101 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Universal
• Director Wes Craven
• Writer Wes Craven
• Editor James Coblentz
• Cinematographer Sandi Sissel
• Cast Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, Ving Rhames, Sean Whalen
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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