The House Where Evil Dwells
Watch TrailerAt 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.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1982 |
| Country | United States of America, Japan |
| Genre | Horror |
| Director | Kevin Connor |
| Runtime | 88 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.0/10 (40 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its dread by contrasting a modern Western family's domesticity with the relentless, tradition-bound horror that infiltrates it. It relies on the unsettling premise of a ghostly script that must be followed to the letter, exploring cultural displacement as a conduit for supernatural violence.
What lingers after the credits is the chilling idea of a home not as a sanctuary, but as a stage for a tragedy doomed to repeat. A straightforward, location-driven haunting with a distinct Japanese flavor. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Kevin Connor
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Best watched alone late at night, with all the lights off.
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