The People Under the Stairs
1991 · 102 min · Horror / Comedy · TMDB 6.6
The short version:Reads as horror comedy, serial killer & crime. Heavy on child abuse.
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Synopsis
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
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Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- CannibalismModerateinferred from keywords
Children & pregnancy
- Child abuseHeavyinferred from keywords
Sexual content & violence
- IncestModerateinferred from keywords
Mental health & grief
- Mental illnessModerateinferred from keywords