Descendant

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Descendant

"True Beauty Can Be Lethal..."

2003

1h 26m

5.0(12 votes)

Horror

Overview

As Ann Hedgerow - an indirect descendant of Edgar Allen Poe - begins to explore her family's past, she meets novelist Ethan Poe. Ethan, also a distant descendant of Poe, is tormented by visions of his famous ancestor. When Ann and Ethan begin a romance, the dark - and deadly - secrets of Poe's legacy emerge... will Poe's stories inspire a real-life horror-tragedy?

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10 featured cast members

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Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Ann Hedgerow / Emily Hedgerow

Jeremy London

Jeremy London

Ethan Poe / Frederick Usher

Nick Stabile

Nick Stabile

Deputy John Burns

Arie Verveen

Arie Verveen

Edgar Allan Poe

Eddy Kariti

Eddy Kariti

John

William Katt

William Katt

Dr. Tom Murray

Whitney Dylan

Whitney Dylan

Lisa

Matt Farnsworth

Keifer Hedgerow

Margot Hartman

Margot Hartman

Margaret Usher

Cheryl Dent

Cheryl Dent

Camille Lane

Creative team

Directed by: Kermit Christman
Del Tenney
Written by: Kermit Christman
William Katt
Produced by: Kermit Christman
Joyce North

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