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Dead Hearts

Dead Hearts

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Dead Hearts

"True love never dies"

2014

0h 17m

6.3(14 votes)

Horror

Romance

Fantasy

Comedy

Overview

A young mortician learns that not even death can stand in the way of true love. A whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, Kung Fu, and biker werewolves.

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Valin Shinyei

Valin Shinyei

Milton Mulberry

Don McCorkindale

Don McCorkindale

Narrator

Dalila Bela

Dalila Bela

Lola Littleton

Duncan Templeton

Harold Henderson

Thomas Orr-Loney

Old Milton Mulberry

Nancy Bell

Nancy Bell

Old Lola Littleton

Anthony Dodd

Old Harold Henderson

Creative team

Directed by: Stephen W. Martin
Written by: Stephen W. Martin
Produced by: Alexander Glua
Stephen W. Martin

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