The Chrysalis

The Chrysalis

The Chrysalis

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The Chrysalis

2020

0h 9m

5.5(7 votes)

Horror

Overview

A young man moves in with his mother, a retired entomologist, to assist her battle with dementia. His stay quickly descends into a nightmare as his mother's aggression and strange behavior gives light to something more insidious at play.

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Kathryn G. Howell

Wendy Stevenson

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Aidan Laliberte

Adam Stevenson

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