A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife.
Direction
Spielberg's handheld panic shots before Jaws existed.
Acting
Sandy Dennis unravels magnificently—Oscar winner doing TV horror.
Sound
Creepy kids choir score that predates The Omen.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spielberg shot this between Duel and The Sugarland Express—his only TV movie after Duel's success.
This was buried for decades; Spielberg reportedly disowned it, making it horror's ultimate lost object of desire.
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