No relation to the American horror classic of 1982 or its insipid sequels, this British melodrama takes the old fashioned haunted house and adds some interesting twists to it. The story focuses on heoress Patricia Dainton, struggling novelist Tony Wright and his sexy secretary Sandra Dorne whom he begins an affair with, leading to murderous intentions. The house wife Dainton inherits seems to have a mind of its own, starting with moving furniture and then going on to other bits of supernatural phenomena. I guess even houses can tell when someone has diabolical plans and can set out to stop it, and that creates issues in Wright's plans.
There's a fun performance by Anita Sharp-Bolster (the British Margaret Hamilton) as the sharp tongued housekeeper, stealing everything that she is in with her no-nonsense manner. The film starts out slowly with a very bland sense of style, but once they get into the house, the film really begins to take off. It's a typical old country home, rather large and in need of major repairs, and of course, that causes arguments over whether or not it's just a matter of an old house creaking or the fact that it's taking over. Intriguing but sonetimes slow moving, requiring some concentration to remain interested in.
There's a fun performance by Anita Sharp-Bolster (the British Margaret Hamilton) as the sharp tongued housekeeper, stealing everything that she is in with her no-nonsense manner. The film starts out slowly with a very bland sense of style, but once they get into the house, the film really begins to take off. It's a typical old country home, rather large and in need of major repairs, and of course, that causes arguments over whether or not it's just a matter of an old house creaking or the fact that it's taking over. Intriguing but sonetimes slow moving, requiring some concentration to remain interested in.