Underplayed Gems

Stranger in Our House (1978)

Stranger in Our House poster
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
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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.

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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)

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