Grindhouse
Burnt Offerings
Step inside a vacation house of horror in this terrifying thriller that “does for summer homes what Jaws did for a dip in the surf” (The New York Times)! Starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith and Bette Davis, this riveting haunted-house chiller delivers “hidden terrors [that] mount creepily as the film builds to a climax of pulverizing fright” (Rex Reed)! Marian (Black) and Ben (Reed) find it hard to believe that for only $900 they’ve rented a sprawling country mansion for the entire summer. But as they settle into their isolated estate with their son and Ben’s aunt (Davis), they find themselves surrounded by a living presence – an evil, hypnotic, occult force – that feeds on torture, fear… and murder. (MGM)
- Director
- Dan Curtis
- Writer
- Screenplay by William F. Nolan and Dan Curtis based on the novel by Robert Marasco
- Starring
- Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith, Eileen Heckart, Lee H. Montgomery, Dub Taylor, Bette Davis
- Year
- 1976
- Rated
- PG
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 116 minutes
The House Where Evil Dwells
Moving into a new house can be frightening. Moving into this one is deadly. Edward Albert, Susan George and Doug McClure star in this horrifying haunted-house tale about a young American family moving into an old Japanese house where the dead don’t rest… and history is about to repeat itself. A century ago, a samurai brutally murdered his adulterous wife and her lover before taking his own life. Now, the Fletcher family has found what they think is their perfect Japanese home – not knowing it’s the same house where the murders occurred. But as strange events escalate and the ghosts of the dead toy with the living, the Fletchers discover they’ve become unwitting players in a horrible reenactment… one which they may not survive! (MGM)
- Director
- Kevin Connor
- Writer
- Screenplay by Robert A. Suhosky from the novel by James W. Hardman
- Starring
- Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure
- Year
- 1982
- Rated
- R
- Country
- USA/Japan
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 88 minutes