A doctor performs an experiment on a dying man by placing him under hypnosis on his deathbed..
If you love dusty old silent horror and have twenty minutes to spare, yes, Il caso Valdemar is absolutely worth a look. Modern horror fans who need jump scares and crisp CGI will probably get bored in about four seconds flat.It’s a super old Italian short based on that creepy Edgar Allan Poe story about a guy hypnotize...
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"If you love dusty old silent horror and have twenty minutes to spare, yes, Il caso Valdemar is absolutely worth a look. Modern horror fans who need jump scares and crisp CGI will probably get bored in about four seconds flat.It’s a super old Italian short based on that creepy Edgar Allan Poe story about a guy hypnotized right when he's dying. Basically, a doctor decides to see if he can keep a dying man's soul trapped in his body using hypnosis.The actor playing the dying Valdemar has this incre..."
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