The Offspring

"Welcome to Oldfield. Stop in for a night of pure terror."

Sep 25 1987 R 1h 39m
Action, Drama, Horror

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

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Plot

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter: An elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond; a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit with the secret to eternal life; a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside; and Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

Written by

C. Courtney Joyner, Darin Scott, Jeff Burr

Directed by

Jeff Burr

Cast

Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Terry Kiser

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Conquest Productions, Manson International, Whisper Scream Limited Partnership

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
From A Whisper To A Scream Official Trailer #1 (1987) Vincent Price
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# of Votes
3,356
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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