'' Wolves at the Door '' is a 2016 American horror film directed by John R. Leonetti and written by Gary Dauberman . The film is loosely based on the murder of Sharon Tate , the wife of Roman Polanski , and her friends in 1969 by members of the Manson Family . The cast features Katie Cassidy , Elizabeth Henstridge , Adam Campbell and Miles Fisher as four friends who are stalked and murdered by a group of intruders at a farewell party
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