Haunted by Her Past

Haunted by Her Past

Haunted by Her Past

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Haunted by Her Past

"Theirs was a love to last the ages... but could it survive a dark and sinister past?"

1987

1h 40m

6.1(8 votes)

Horror

TV Movie

Overview

While staying at an inn in a colonial-recreation village for her anniversary, a young woman becomes possessed by her murderous ancestor through an antique mirror and compelled to murder her husband.

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Production Companies

ITC Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Susan Lucci

Susan Lucci

Karen Beckett aka Katherine Raymond

John James

John James

Eric Beckett

Marcia Strassman

Marcia Strassman

Rita Kamen

Robin Thomas

Robin Thomas

Charles Kamen

Finola Hughes

Finola Hughes

Megan McGuire

Douglas Seale

Douglas Seale

Innkeeper MacVey

Page Fletcher

Page Fletcher

Lt. Eisley

Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Thomas

Susan Douglas

Susan Douglas

Karen's Mother

Bernard Behrens

Bernard Behrens

Karen's Father

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Pressman
Written by: Norman Wright
Barry Schneider
Produced by: Terry Morse Jr.

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