Stars: William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchell, Patrick Magee, Peter Read, Ethne Dunn

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Summary: Set in Ireland, this gory story follows a series of axe murders.

Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut is set in a spooky Irish castle where the family Haloran has gathered to memorialize the death of youngest sister Kathleen. Inheritance-seeking Louise Haloran (Luana Anders) is covering up the death of her husband John (Peter Read) from his mother Lady Haloran (Ethne Dunn), while other son Richard (William Campbell) and his fiancee Kane (Mary Mitchel) try in vain to plan their wedding. Third son Billy (Bart Patton) is tormented by nightmares of Kathleen's death. An axe murderer is haunting the grounds, and Kathleen's body shows up at just the wrong time. After Louise's disappearance, the family becomes suspicious of each other--as well as of the ghosts that haunt the castle. Then the sinister family doctor Justin Caleb (Patrick Magee) is called in to help with the mystery. Produced by Roger Corman, DEMENTIA 13's opening scene of Louise and John Haloran alone on a boat drifting nowhere (as an Elvis Presley song plays hauntingly) is reminiscent of many Hitchcock films. Coppola gave Corman his money's worth in this terror-filled tale of family ties chopped to pieces.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Year:	1963
Release Date:	July 14, 2003
Runtime:	81 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D V D 4506
Keywords:	General, Horror, Occult, Dementia, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Horror/Occult