In Burnt Offerings (1976) a mansion near the sea is rented for the summer by Marian and Ben Rolf ( Karen Black and my old drinking buddy Oliver Reed) with their son Davey ( Lee Montgomery) and old aunty Elizabeth ( Bette Davis).
In fact the ‘Evil House’ has become so universal it was the subject of The Simpsons first segment of their very first Treehouse Of Horror episode, entitled Bad Dream House. One of the oldest possession themes of all is the house or building possessed of evil, from The Turn Of The Screw by Henry James (1898) to The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959) to The Shining by Stephen King (1977). The catch? The house rejuvenates a part of itself with each death that occurs on its premises.” (courtesy IMDB)
“Haunted house chiller from Dan Curtis has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into Gothic house with their young son.
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