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Stranger in Our House

Stranger in Our House

Can she survive a nightmare of evil?

19795.31h 39m

Overview

A country family of five take in charming cousin Julie, whose parents recently died in a car crash, though teenaged daughter Rachel grows suspect that she has an alternative agenda; one that possibly includes witchcraft.

Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Glenn M. Benest, Lois Duncan, Max A. Keller
Produced by Bill Finnegan, Patricia Finnegan
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Top Cast

Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Rachel Bryant

Lee Purcell

Lee Purcell

Julia Trent

Jeremy Slate

Jeremy Slate

Tom Bryant

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Jeff McCracken

Mike Gallagher

Jeff East

Jeff East

Peter Bryant

Carol Lawrence

Carol Lawrence

Leslie Bryant

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

Professor Jarvis

Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher

Carolyn Baker

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James Jarnigan

Bobby

Sierra Pecheur

Sierra Pecheur

Nurse Duncan

Themes & Keywords

witchbased on novel or bookobsessionvoodoohorseanimal attackpossessioncar accidentsummerdemonhousekeepercatfightwitchcraftocculthouse guestsmall communityalleged cousin

About Stranger in Our House

Stranger in Our House is a horror, tv movie film released in 1979 exploring themes of witch, based on novel or book, obsession, voodoo, horse, animal attack. Directed by Wes Craven, it stars Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate. A country family of five take in charming cousin Julie, whose parents recently died in a car crash, though teenaged daughter Rachel grows suspect that she has an alternative agenda; one that possibly includes witchcraft.

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