TMDb Rating
4.0/10
40 verified votes
The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
Horror
88 min
"An ancient curse has turned their lives into a nightmare of lust and revenge."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
HorrorKevin ConnorEdward AlbertSusan George1982
Director
Kevin Connor
Top Cast
Edward AlbertSusan GeorgeDoug McClureAmy BarrettMako Hattori
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