Scared Stiff (1987)

Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she, her son, and her psychiatrist-turned-boyfriend move into an old colonial house that is haunted by the ghost of a ruthless slave owner.

Director:

Richard Friedman

Writers:

Mark Frost (original screenplay), Daniel F. Bacaner (original screenplay)

Stars:

Andrew Stevens, Mary Page Keller, David Ramsey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Stevens	...	David Young
Mary Page Keller	...	Kate Christopher
David Ramsey	...	George Masterson
Josh Segal	...	Jason
Bill Hindman	...	Dr. Ben Brightman (as William M. Hindman)
Jackie Davis	...	Detective Whitcomb (as Jakie Davis)
Nicole Fortier	...	Elizabeth Masterson
Brian Smith	...	Director
Tony Shepherd	...	Wally
Tom Kouchalakos	...	Michael Murphy
Jennifer Hingel	...	Jennifer
Richard Jason	...	Elizabeth's Son
Pete Conrad	...	Short Man
Carol Gun	...	Sherry
Ellen Simmons	...	Claire

Storyline

Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she, her son, and her psychiatrist-turned-boyfriend move into an old colonial house that is haunted by the ghost of a ruthless slave owner.

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Plot Keywords:

slave owner | mental asylum | possession | visions | feature film | 

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Taglines:

There's no place left to hide.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The voodoo cult's chanting was completely made up by the director.

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Goofs

The workman's eyes clearly move after he is dead.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Detective Whitcomb: [as a badly burned ghost] I'm Sorry I Couldn't Get To You Sooner Miss Christopher... Had A Little Car Trouble

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Our VHS Collection (2019)

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Soundtracks

Beat of the Heart
by Billy Barber

User Reviews

Bored Stiff

Some people go to some house and the house ends up being haunted by some slave owner. Scarred Stiff wasn't too bad. Unfortunately it's a "build up" horror movie where you'll have to struggle through an hour of these dumb ass people investigating s··· and entangling themselves in their own r·tarded theories all awhile questioning as to whether the pay off is transcendent. Well, it kind of is but the story has little interest value and the pacing is a 300 pound feminist waddling around. It's worth watching once, for free if you can.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scared Stiff

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manson International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1