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Pulse Pounders

Pulse Pounders

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Pulse Pounders

"Three heart stopping tales in one film. Three new dimensions in terror, treachery and time travel."

1988

1h 17m

5.0(14 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Overview

In this 'sequel' anthology, the film offers a TRANCERS sequel written by original creators Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo, a new Lovecraft adaptation THE EVIL CLERGYMAN, featuring Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, and finally a sequel to THE DUNGEONMASTER.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Richard Moll

Richard Moll

Mestema (Dungeonmaster sequence)

Jeffrey Byron

Jeffrey Byron

Paul Bradford (Dungeonmaster sequence)

David Gale

David Gale

Rat Creature (The Evil Clergyman sequence)

Velvet Rhodes

Edlin Shock (archive footage)

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Leena (Trancers sequence)

David Warner

David Warner

Evil Clergyman (The Evil Clergyman sequence) (archive footage)

Barbara Crampton

Barbara Crampton

Sadie Brady (Evil Clergyman sequence)

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Jonathan (Evil Clergyman sequence)

Una Brandon-Jones

Una Brandon-Jones

Landlady (The Evil Clergyman sequence)

Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

Jack Deth (Trancers sequence)

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Band
Written by: H.P. Lovecraft
Michael Cassutt
Produced by: Charles Band

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