The Carpenter

Aug 27, 1988

1h 29m

★ 4.4

He's turning their dream house into a nightmare!

Overview

A carpenter, who was executed in the electric chair, comes back to finish his dream house, now inhabited by a young married couple.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Gold-Gems Ltd.

The Carpenter Trailers

Cast

Carpenter

Wings Hauser

Alice Jarett

Lynne Adams

Martin Jarett

Pierre Lenoir

Rachel

Barbara Jones

Laura Bell

Louise-Marie Mennier

Roland

Johnny Cuthbert

Barns

Robert Austern

Landis

Anthony Ulc

Farnsworth

Bob Pot

Sheriff J.J. Johnston

Ron Lea

Crazy Woman

Beverly Murray

Doctor Flanders

Griffith Brewer

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