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The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)

The Haunting of Helen Walker poster
Directed by
Tom McLoughlin
Genre
horror, thriller, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A governess is hired to care for two orphaned children in a remote English manor. She begins to suspect the children are being influenced by the ghosts of former servants.

suspensefulgothicatmosphericcreepyslow-burnmysterious

What happens

The Haunting of Helen Walker is a 1995 American horror thriller television film based on the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. It was directed by Tom McLoughlin, written by Hugh Whitemore, and stars Valerie Bertinelli, Florence Hoath, Aled Roberts, Michael Gough, Paul Rhys, Christopher Guard, and Diana Rigg. It aired on CBS on December 3, 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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