Night of the Skull
β 6.1 Β· 1974 Β· 82m Β· Horror Β· Thriller Β· Mystery
After Lord Archibald Marion is brutally murdered by an unknown assailant, his bitter and feuding family members gather for a reading of the will, setting into motion an increasingly chilling series of deaths when their arrival is marked by a second grisly killing.
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