TV MovieHorror

Something Evil

A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife.

Release Date : 1972-01-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Belford ProductionsCBS Entertainment Productions

Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

Character Name : Marjorie Worden

Original Name : Sandy Dennis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul Worden

Original Name : Darren McGavin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Lincoln

Original Name : Ralph Bellamy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gehrmann

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stevie Worden

Original Name : Johnny Whitaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ernest Lincoln

Original Name : John Rubinstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : John

Original Name : David Knapp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beth

Original Name : Laurie Hagen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Schiller

Original Name : Herb Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irene

Original Name : Margaret Avery

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Hackett

Original Name : Norman Bartold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Hackett

Original Name : Sheila Bartold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Farady

Original Name : Lois Battle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Gehrmann

Original Name : Bella Bruck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Lynn Cartwright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sound Man

Original Name : John J. Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alan

Original Name : Alan Jay Factor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Carl Gottlieb

Gender : Male

Character Name : McDermott

Original Name : John Hudkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Crane Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Michael Macready

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Faraday

Original Name : Paul Micale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Schiller

Original Name : Margaret Muse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Connie Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Elizabeth Rogers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Steven Spielberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Bruno VeSota

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : John Nolan

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Beware the supernatural jam jars! Early Steven Spielberg TV movie that is a considerable step down from Duel released the previous year, but showing signs of a directorial craft to follow. Something Evil is not a great horror movie, well it was to those of us at a very young age who were allowed to watch it that is. The plot finds a family of four moving into a pastorally pleasing Pennsylvania farmhouse only to find a demon resides there. Hubbie works all hours in the city while mama and the two young children fall prey to something that manifests itself as red goo in jam jars or via a wind machine. Cue mama fighting the demon trying to take control of her family with love and pentacle art. Yep, it's really that simple, the budget doesn't stretch beyond that. Spielberg shows some nice skills with his dissolves, close-ups and distorted angle shots, but much of the impact is undone by poor acting and a musical score that belongs on a ghost train ride at the funfair. A couple of characters appear, and then vanish until the last third of the movie needs them, while the special effects on offer are understandable low in quality. For its time, its budget and as an observation to the early work of a man who would become one of America's biggest directors, it's a curio piece worth sampling. But it's hardly essential for horror fans or Spielberg completists. 6/10