Movie

Something Evil

1972 · 73 min

A slow-creeping rural dread that unsettles through sound and isolation rather than shocks, leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline: It was a happy home... Until the devil had his way.
Overview: A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, fate, family, madness
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
fate
family
madness
faith
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild