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41% Critic Match
The House Where Evil Dwells
“An ancient curse has turned their lives into a nightmare of lust and revenge.”
4.1 / 10• 1982• 1h 28m•R• English
Horror
Storyline
At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.
Cast & Crew
Edward Albert
Ted Fletcher
Lead
Susan George
Laura Fletcher
Doug McClure
Alex Curtis
AB
Amy Barrett
Amy Fletcher
Mako Hattori
Otami
TM
Toshiya Maruyama
Masanori
Shunji Sasaki
Shugoro (as Toshiyuki Sasaki)
Tsuyako Okajima
Majyo Witch
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kevin Connor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The House Where Evil Dwells is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
