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The Frighteners
NEW ZEALAND · 1996

The Frighteners

Peter Jackson
supernatural mystery con artist protagonist ghost stories small town secrets redemption through deception
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Synopsis

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the

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