Stranger in Our House (1978)

Directed by

Wes Craven

Genre

horror film, television film, supernatural horror film, supernatural film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 114 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl becomes suspicious of her orphaned cousin who moves in with her family. She begins to believe the cousin is a witch.

suspensefulcreepyunsettlingparanoidtenseatmosphericslow-burneerie

What happens

Stranger in Our House, also known as Summer of Fear, is a 1978 American supernatural horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Carol Lawrence, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken, and Jeff East. Based on the 1976 novel Summer of Fear by Lois Duncan, it follows a teenage girl who suspects her orphaned cousin who has come to live with her family is a witch. Also, notable for having Fran Drescher in an early supporting role. In the United States, the film was released on television, premiering on NBC on October 31, 1978, though it subsequently received theatrical releases in Europe under the title Summer of Fear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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