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The Haunting of Morella

1990 · 82 min

A lurid, fast-paced supernatural chiller with a campy edge, mixing colonial witch-trial dread with body-swap horror and a dash of romance.

Directed by
Jim Wynorski
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Romance
Starring
David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Christopher Halsted
Tagline
Crucified, blinded and buried... Now she's back!
Overview
An executed witch inhabits her teenaged daughter's body to continue in the pursuit of bloodshed.

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Directed by
Jim Wynorski
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Romance
Starring
David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Christopher Halsted
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • family
  • death
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, thriller, romance
Directed by
Jim Wynorski
Written by
Jim Wynorski, R.J. Robertson
Starring
David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Christopher Halsted, Lana Clarkson, Maria Ford, Jonathan Farwell, Brewster Gould, Gail Harris
Music
Chuck Cirino
Cinematography
Zoran Hochstätter
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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