Spirit Trap

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Spirit Trap
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Directed byDavid Smith
Written by Phil O'Shea
Rohan Candappa (additional material)
Paul Finch (additional material)
Produced bySusie Brooks-Smith
Starring Billie Piper
Sam Troughton
Alsou
Luke Mably
Emma Catherwood
CinematographyNick Sawyer
Edited by Simon Cozens
Music by Guy Fletcher
Release date
  • 12 August 2005 (2005-08-12)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Spirit Trap is a 2005 British thriller horror film directed by Marcus Randall and starring Billie Piper. While the story is set in London, the film was shot in Bucharest, Romania.

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When five unsuspecting students move into a dilapidated mansion, a mysterious spirit clock, long since disused, is set into motion. As the walls of reality slowly fall away, and dark secrets are revealed, the group are thrown headlong into a downward spiral of paranoia, murderous intent and supernatural horror.

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