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The House Where Evil Dwells

The House Where Evil Dwells

An ancient curse has turned their lives into a nightmare of lust and revenge.

19824.01h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kevin Connor
Written by James Hardiman, Robert Suhosky
Produced by Martin B. Cohen
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Top Cast

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Ted Fletcher

Susan George

Susan George

Laura Fletcher

Doug McClure

Doug McClure

Alex Curtis

A

Amy Barrett

Amy Fletcher

Mako Hattori

Mako Hattori

Otami

T

Toshiya Maruyama

Masanori

Shunji Sasaki

Shunji Sasaki

Shugoro (as Toshiyuki Sasaki)

Tsuyako Okajima

Tsuyako Okajima

Majyo Witch

H

Henry Mitowa

Zen Monk

M

Mayumi Umeda

Noriko

Themes & Keywords

witchadulteryjapansamuraihaunted househauntingpossessionmurderapparitionduelwriterlove affairghost storyghostmasks

About The House Where Evil Dwells

The House Where Evil Dwells is a horror film released in 1982 exploring themes of witch, adultery, japan, samurai, haunted house, haunting. Directed by Kevin Connor, it stars Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure. 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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