John Hough directed this adaptation of the Richard Matheson novel about four people; a physicist named Dr. Barrett(Clive Revill) his wife Ann(Gayle Hunnicutt) Florence Tanner(Pamela Franklin) and Benjamin Fischer(Roddy McDowall) sole survivor from the previous expedition. They are investigating the haunted home(nicknamed Hell House) of an evil man named Belasco, who conducted unspeakable and degenerate acts decades earlier. Dr. Barrett does not believe in the supernatural at all, and has brought with him scientific equipment to cleanse the home of the negative residual energy, but not everything is as he believes, and not all of them will leave the house alive...
Effective and scary film creates a real atmospheric mood of dread, with good direction and acting. Toned down a bit from the novel, and final reveal is a bit underwhelming, but otherwise a first-rate thriller.
Effective and scary film creates a real atmospheric mood of dread, with good direction and acting. Toned down a bit from the novel, and final reveal is a bit underwhelming, but otherwise a first-rate thriller.