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Your dead fiancé won't stop texting from the afterlife, and his mom's making it weird.
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Shadow Play (1986)

Gothic soap operaPsychological spiral80s VHS nightmare

Overview

HorrorMystery

A playwright, who lost her fiance to suicide, is haunted by his spirit while staying on a remote island with his mother.

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ghostsuicidehauntingislandplaywrightlighthousedeath of fiancé
Survivor's guiltToxic family entanglementArt as exorcismThe unreliability of memory

Standout Aspects

Acting

Dee Wallace's unraveling is masterclass in barely-held-together.

Production

Oregon lighthouse location does 90% of the atmospheric heavy lifting.

Best for:Solo: Rainy night, blanket fort, questioning your sanity.·Streaming: Deep-cut horror completists hunting lost 80s gems.
Heads up:Emotional: Opens with suicide aftermath; grief saturates every frame.
Susan Shadburne

Director

Susan Shadburne

ReleasedSep 20, 1986
Runtime1h 38m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Will Vinton Studios
Millenium

Top Cast

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Morgan Hanna

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Millie Crown

Ron Kuhlman

Ron Kuhlman

John Crown

Al Strobel

Al Strobel

Byron

Glen Baggerly

Glen Baggerly

Archie

Michele Mariana

Michele Mariana

Lois

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Susan Shadburne was married to experimental animator Will Vinton; this was her only feature.

Cultural

Produced during the 1980s 'woman in peril' TV movie boom, but released theatrically to minimal notice.

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