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The People Under the Stairs

In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.

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  • Comedy
  • Horror

Overview

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

Keywords

  • wrongful imprisonment
  • absurd
  • mental illness
  • escape
  • serial killer
  • neighborhood
  • child abuse
  • cannibal
  • mother daughter relationship
  • psychotic
  • ridiculous
  • shotgun
  • shocking
  • antagonistic
  • incest
  • break in
  • trapped in a house
  • guard dog
  • brother sister relationship
  • disfigurement
  • poor kid
  • blunt
  • murderous pair
  • landlord
  • landlord tenant relationship
  • bad landlord
  • tarot
  • greedy developer
  • class warfare
  • in the walls
  • sexual fetish

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 1, 1991
Original language
English
Spoken languages
english
Countries
United States of America
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$31,400,000
The People Under the Stairs (1991) | Kinocult