This House Possessed

Téléfilm
1981
TV-14
1h 36m

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Lisa Eilbacher in This House Possessed (1981)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAfter having a nervous breakdown, a rock singer has to spend some time in hospital. A private nurse is hired, and with her he buys a new house, a fantastic house in the country. The nurse, S... Tout lireAfter having a nervous breakdown, a rock singer has to spend some time in hospital. A private nurse is hired, and with her he buys a new house, a fantastic house in the country. The nurse, Sheila, can't remember the first years of her life, but this house seems strangely familiar... Tout lireAfter having a nervous breakdown, a rock singer has to spend some time in hospital. A private nurse is hired, and with her he buys a new house, a fantastic house in the country. The nurse, Sheila, can't remember the first years of her life, but this house seems strangely familiar to her. Also, there is this strange old woman who claims that Sheila's real name is Marga... Tout lire

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Anecdotes
At one point the monitors in the house show childhood pictures of Lisa Eilbacher (representing Margaret who lived there as a child).

Gaffes
Lisa Eilbacher doesn't open the sliding doors wide enough for Joan Bennett. The shot cuts away just as Bennett tries to squeeze through.

Citations
Rag Lady: This house loves you, and it will never let you go.

Connexions
Featured in Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon (1993)

Bandes originales
I Kept Believing in You
Written by Billy Goldenberg & Carol Connors
Performed by Parker Stevenson

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5/10

A 1981 TV Movie.....a few cool moments....nostalgia

Like a few others, I saw this when I was a kid. Sure, some moments scared me, too - at the time, fresh horror stories like this on TV were rare, except "Salem's Lot." I actually just watched "This House Possessed" again last night (thanks Youtube!!) for kicks.

The director, William Wiard, had a lot of '60s & mostly '70s TV credit, so the filming mostly has a clean, flat '80s TV feel, with nice California photography & the acting is better than expected. Only a few cool & disturbing effects. The house itself is pretty spectacular.

But holy cow is "This House Possessed" mostly a blasé, slow trip. Sure, it has some of the horror moments...but most scares strangely feel more sci-fi than horror.

I'll probably get thumbs down for saying this, but some people who overwhelmingly praise this movie here on IMDb.com user reviews are too nostalgic - hey, I was there too & I liked it at the time, but trying to be realistic here to folks who haven't seen this.

....a scarier choice is 2002's made-for-TV's "A Haunting in Connecticut." Regardless, if you are curious & have time to kill, give "This House Possessed" a shot - it's on Youtube as of this writing ☺