Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, Barbara Anderson

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

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Directed by: John Newland

Release Date: October 10, 1973

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  • July 24, 2007
    The first real horror movie I saw (if you don't count Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" with Malificent the Witch!) We watched this on television as kids, and I've been a fan of horror movies ever since. A woman named Sally (Kim Darby) moves into a big old spooky house with her hus...( read more)band. The fireplace in the basement has a metal plate on it, which she decides to open up - and little goblin creatures come out and torment her. It's freaky stuff. They are hiding at different places throughout the house. There's great optical effects as men in slimey suits are scaled down to appear dwarf-sized. The ending haunted me for years. Spooky!
  • November 16, 2008
    Don´t be afraid of watching this very underrated spooky and atmospheric horror gem which have some genuinely good scares.
    Technically is very good, photography, music and production. The special effects are actually very impressive. The creatures themselves are convincing.

    ¨Gui...( read more)llermo del Toro¨ is producing and writing the remake.
  • July 18, 2008
    Quite scary.
  • December 9, 2008
    I have seen about half of this and it was very good. The girl that lent it to me had it on the floor of her car so it was scratched all to hell and skiped like a little girl on her way home from chirch.
  • June 30, 2008
    i saw it when i was little lol i am still seeing it coz everything in life seems like a dream to me even though im trying to get out of it into the reality of life
  • June 29, 2008
    I saw it when i was younger lol,,it scared me ,,that i had nightmares,,lol I haven't seen it since ,,but i will watch this again ...:)
  • September 13, 2007
    Ah yes... I saw this film when I was only a kid, say about 9-10 years old and I have never forgotten it! It is really scary in parts, especially when.... Well I'm not going to tell you, but my god watch this film. A classic film. I forgot the name of it for years and then this...( read more) year I found it. I will buy it at some point.

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