The Kindred

The Kindred

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1987-01-09
Genre:Horror, Science Fiction
Duration:93 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow
Actors:David Allen Brooks, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays, Talia Balsam, Kim Hunter
Production:Kindred Limited Partnership

Overview:

Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.

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