The People Under the Stairs
Turkish title: Merdiven Altındakiler
“In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.”
1991 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by 
Wes Craven
Wes CravenCast
Brandon Quintin Adams 
Everett McGill Wendy Robie A. J. Langer 
Ving Rhames
Credits
Written by: Wes Craven
Plot
A boy is trapped in a house of horrors.
Sinekatalog’s take
Wes Craven's horror comedy turns a landlord-class satire into a cartoonish haunted-house romp. It is uneven but inventive, with gleefully weird villains and a social bite beneath the scares.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (44,388 votes)
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