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An American Ghost Story (2012)

An American Ghost Story (2012)

95 minutes EN Horror
Some things are better left alone.
When Paul, an unemployed writer, decides to rent and live in a house that's rumored to be haunted, he puts his life and his relationships in grave danger as he obsessively attempts to get the story that will finally make his career.
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