The Birch

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The Birch

"Revenge grows in the forest."

2016

0h 4m

6.8(62 votes)

Fantasy

Horror

Overview

A bullied schoolboy takes drastic measures against his tormenter, summoning an ancient being in the woods using a spellbound book passed down through the generations of his family.

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4 members

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Aaron Ward

Shaun

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Corinna Marlowe

Grandma

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Charlie Venables

Kris

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Dee Sherwood Wallace

The Birch

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