A horrific head trip from director Bernard Girard! As their marriage begins to crumble, an architect and his wife (Robert Culp & Samantha Eggar) trade the rigours of the big city for a quiet life at his family’s dilapidated country mansion. As they try to fix their relationship and patch up their new place, a mysterious force warns they are not welcome, turning their dream home into a chilling nightmare. A surreal and psychedelic oddity, A Name For Evil plays out as a fragmented fantasy – haunting & strange – a film that could have only been made in the freewheelin’, drug-dazed ‘70s. Featuring an excellent location, LSD-drenched vibes and a daring performance from Culp that literally bares it all.
Marc Edward Heuck discusses A Name For Evil on the New Beverly blog.
