Darren McGavin, Jeff Corey, John Rubinstein

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Unrated, 1 hr. 13 min.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Release Date: January 21, 1972

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  • January 18, 2008
    I'd forgotten all about this until I was looking up a list of made-for-TV horror movies on another website. This was apparently Steven Spielberg's last TV movie before he went on to direct "Jaws" and in many ways is a scarier prototype for his later "Poltergeist".
    It seemed to ge...( read more)t shown on ITV in the UK at least twice a year in the 1980s. Now that I've discovered the Steven Spielberg connection, I can understand its longevity.
    Sandy Dennis looks gorgeous in it. It's a shame she died before making a bigger impact on the film world.
    Darren McGavin of "Kolchak, the Nightstalker" fame is in it too but mercifully he doesn't get that much time on screen.
    The plot description on Flixster is slightly wrong. All the action really centres around the barn and the couple's little boy. It's all very supernatural; not quite a ghost story and not quite just a witchcraft story either. It's something different... it's "Something Evil"!
    Unlike modern horrors, it's actually scary too!
    If you haven't ever seen it, this is something you should track down. I think there is a special edition DVD out there somewhere but it must be quite rare as I've never seen one for sale ever.
  • November 17, 2007
    More early spielberg
  • August 28, 2008
    One of Steven Spielberg's first attempts is nothing special.
  • June 23, 2009
    It starts off with an awful continuity error, and there are some cheap horror tricks, like the demonic voice-over and some flashing words (both were added in the later broadcasts, though, and the proper version can be found on youtube) and the plot is only so-so, but this young, ...( read more)apparently gifted director, Steven Spielberg makes the most out of it with some genuinely scary moments and great acting performances. Far exceeds my expectations for a TV-movie. And it preceeds both The Exorcist and The Omen by a year and two years, respectively!
  • June 4, 2009
    A very creepy haunted house film by Spielberg before he sold out.
  • January 19, 2008
    recommended by dr blood

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