I'll give them credit for having the house itself as an antagonist hiding in plain sight for old school hauntingsīlack and Reed are good turning on each other on what to do The ending is really the most exciting part but it's a shame it came so late Less supernatural scares with more emphasis on psychological means with this family dissolving as a whole the longer they spend time in this house The movie feels like a mixture of ‘Amityville'Horror and ‘Poltergeist' although more relying on madness and hysteria It also appears with each 'accident' happening to each family member the house seems to restore a part of itself The father is having furious outbursts more often than not and the aunt is withdrawn The owners seemed to have left in a hurry leaving the property all for this familyīut something sinister is lurking in these walls causing the child to be afraid, the father losing his mind, and the mother keeping house all of a sudden They even bring their aunt once it's official Karen Black, the late Oliver Reed, the late Burgess Meredith star in a haunted house story based on the book by Robert MarascoĪ family of three moves into a new summer house in the woods What else lives in your house? Something evil? Something mind warping?
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