Stranger in Our House
1978
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- Yes, the plot is goofy and predictable and the acting occasionally questionable, but the movie has its own quirky charm. Production values are okay. The picture is reasonably well shot, it's quite colorful and makes good use of its Northern California locations.
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Oct 31, 1978 · Summer of Fear: Directed by Wes Craven. With Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken. A teenage girl's life is turned upside down after her cousin moves into her house, and as time goes by she begins to suspect that she may be a practitioner of witchcraft.
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- Horror, Thriller
- Wes Craven
- 1978-10-31
SUMMER OF FEAR opens with a literal bang, as an out of control car crashes and burns! Rachel Bryant (Linda Blair) has just lost her aunt and uncle in that explosion. When her mum and dad return from the funeral, they bring Rachel's country cousin, Julia (Lee Purcell) back with them.
Oct 8, 2007 · Summer of Fear is actually a fairly faithful adaptation of Lois Duncan's novel of the same name. While, in most cases, this faithfulness would be considered a positive attribute, Duncan's novel was written for young adults.
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The HD scan of Summer of Fearfrom Doppelgänger Releasing is mostly solid. But in at least four different instances, the image becomes noticeably blurry. Similarly, there are at least a handful of moments where color and contrast inexplicably change, suggesting a fault in the transfer rather than an intended, momentary alteration of the film’s image...
A feature commentary by Craven helps contextualize his involvement with the project, which came about, in part, because he wanted to prove he was capable of directing different kinds of material. While Craven remains largely focused on explaining his process, there are lulls in the commentary into the banalities of the shoot, such as who took the m...
A family-friendly (and still chilling) endeavor from horror icon Wes Craven gets a respectable Blu-ray transfer from Doppelgänger Releasing.
Oct 17, 2017 · Blu-ray Review: Linda Blair in Wes Craven's SUMMER OF FEAR, Gently Unnerving Horror. Made for television in the late 1970s, the slow-boiling, atmospheric film was especially important for...
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Jan 1, 1976 · Summer of Fear. Lois Duncan. 3.82. 5,569 ratings425 reviews. Why is Rachel the only one to sense the evil that surrounds Julia? From the moment Rachel's cousin Julia arrives that summer, she seems to seep into Rachel's life like a poison. Everyone else is enchanted by her - including Rachel's boyfriend. But what does Julia really want?
Oct 28, 2017 · Blu-ray review of Summer of Fear (1978), directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, and Jeremy Slate.
