Movie

The House Where Evil Dwells

1982 · 88 min

A slow, musty haunted-house chiller that drifts between creepy set pieces and lurid melodrama, more curious than truly frightening.

Tagline: An ancient curse has turned their lives into a nightmare of lust and revenge.
Overview: At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Obsession, betrayal, revenge, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
revenge
death
fate
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild