Edge of the Axe

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Edge of the Axe

"There is nothing silent about the nights in Paddock County."

1988

1h 31m

5.2(80 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.

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11 members

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Barton Faulks

Gerald Martin

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Christina Marie Lane

Lillian Nebbs

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Page Moseley

Richard Simmons

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Patty Shepard

Laura Simmons

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Fred Holliday

Frank McIntosh

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Alicia Moro

Rita Miller

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Jack Taylor

Christopher Caplin

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May Heatherly

Anna Bixby

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Conrado San Martín

Ayudante Sam

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Joy Blackburn

Susan Nebbs

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Elmer Modlin

Reverend Clinton

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