To be truely correct: Wes Craven's "Summer of Fear". Actually, "Wes Craven Presents Lois Duncan's Summer of Fear".
18 year old Rachel Bryant is getting used to the fact that her aunt and uncle have died in a car crash. But mostly, her cousin Julia who was at boarding school at the time. It's summer, and Rachel thinks she can deal with her cousin Julia. But there is something funny about Julia....
Rachel finds strange artifacts in her room that she is sharing with Julia such as a picture of herself with red splotches all over it. Wait a minute....Rachel suddenly suffered from hives a few days ago. And Rachel's horse has acted strangely around Julia until it suddenly had to be put down. And there is a strange figure with her horses hair on it....What is going on with Julia?!
I enjoyed "Summer Of Fear" since I first saw it on TV several years ago under the title "Stranger in Our House". It's creepy and some good plot twists help make this a winning horror flick for the ages.
RECCOMENDED TO FANS OF: Witchcraft (1988) Burnt Offerings (1976) The Craft (1996)
CAST Linda Blair .... Rachel Bryant Lee Purcell .... Julia Jeremy Slate .... Tom Bryant Jeff McCracken .... Mike Gallagher
THE MOVIE: 3.5/4
THE PICTURE QUALITY: 7/10 In 1.33:1 full screen. That's probably the original aspect ratio since it's a tv movie. There is a large amounts of specs and grittyness thoughout the movie.
THE AUDIO QUALITY: 9.5/10 You can choose from 5.1 Dolby Digital or 2.0 dolby Stereo. The commentary is in 2.0 Stereo. Great listening!
THE SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary with director Wes Craven and producer Max Keller, director and cast filmographies and sneak peeks.
SUBTITLES: English.
Great Horror TV Movie!
Summer Of Fear starts out with a car crashing off of a hill. The people in the car left one daughter-Julia (Lee Purcell). Before going back to a private school, she's going to spend the summer with her cousin Rachel Bryant (Linda Blair) and others. Things go great until Julia is attacked by Rachel's horse, Rachel breaks out in hives and some strange voodoo objects are found underneath Julia's bed. Is Rachel losing her mind or is Julia really a witch? This movie rules! Now available under the name SUMMER OF FEAR, it's the european print that's name used to be STRANGER IN OUR HOUSE. It's got 6 more minutes then the OLD summer of fear version. Directed by Wes Crave. Check it out!
My Cousin Rachel
"Summer of Fear/Stranger In Our House" finds chubby chickadee Linda Blair gettting a tough time from her much prettier cousin Julia, who to everyone's horror happens to be a connniving little witch! What with Linda's pasty complexion making Prince Prospero appear a pinacle of good health, her pet horse having to be put down (cop the unfortunate stunt double in that scene!), Dad philandering with cousin Julia, best friend Caroline(Fran Drescher in an hilarious pre 'Nanny Fine'turn as a sexy hospital nurse with a knife-edged wit), a besotted brother who fails to score and a slimey boyfriend who dumps Rachel and gets it on with Julia, our poor beleaguered teenage heroine can't help but throw a few whiney tanties. This is a terrible film, completely without suspense(by the time cousin Julia busts out of the dark room sporting her red, white and blue contact lenses and proceeds on a Starsky and Hutch smash-up for the last five minutes its too little too late). Linda Blair has NO talent; this opus is proof perfect of her inability to act. If in doubt check out a few of her other cinematic craptasms- Airport 1975(so bad its great), Sarah T Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, Roller Boogie, Savage Streets, Red Heat and most notorious of all Born Innocent. The toilet scene in that film says it all!
Great movie, definitely has the Wes Craven vibe. Plenty of stuff to laugh at but still totally watchable. Star studded in a great 80's tv/ b-movie way. Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster),Barret Oliver (D.A.R.Y.L.), Jason Presson (Explorers). Susan Lucci rules as the satanic country club chick. If cheesy 80's flicks are up your alley I totally recommend it. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Wes Craven DVD Release Date: Released the 19 August 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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I've Been Waiting For You Rated Pg - 13 For Terror Violernce And Frightening Moments 10 Of 10 I Didn't Know About This Movie Until My Mom Rented It For Me Last Night. Sarah Zultane Is The New Girl In Town And Living In The Lancaster House. Unbeknowest To Her A Witch Sarah Lancaster Was Burned At The Stake There 300 Years Ago After Escaping From A Mental Institution And Murdering Her Ex Boyfriend , His Fiance , And His Fiance's Parents. She Becomes An Outcast And Everyone ThinksShe's A Witch. This Is A Very Scary Movie And I Strongly Reccomend It. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Christopher Leitch DVD Release Date: Released the 19 August 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Based on the Robert Marasco novel of the same name, Dan Curtis's eerie movie puts a spin on celluloid haunted-house sagas. The well-adjusted Rolf family (father Oliver Reed, mother Karen Black, aunt Bette Davis, and young son Lee H. Montgomery) rent a huge old summer house only to find that its spirit is in control of the estate. The requisite sinister proceedings appear--including a possessed pool and the vision of a sinister hearse driver following Reed--that disrupt the family's unity. Black also falls under the spell of an elderly woman whom she is required to take care of, but no one ever sees. While it may not be as overtly shocking as other ghost tales, Burnt Offerings has a creepiness that gets under your skin thanks to good performances and the dreamy, soft-focus... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Karen Black - Oliver Reed Director(s): Dan Curtis DVD Release Date: Released the 26 August 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Despite the usual symptoms of sequelitis, Jeepers Creepers 2 delivers the goods for those who enjoyed the 2001 original--a group large enough to propel this sequel to a record-setting opening in August 2003. While establishing the flesh-eating "Creeper" as a new horror icon with frantic action and more elaborate special effects, writer-director Victor Salva follows the traditional formula, dispensing with plot almost altogether and focusing entirely on threat, menace, mayhem, and gore. That's likely to disappoint horror fans hoping for a more revealing exploration of the Creeper's origins (room for another sequel, perhaps?), and by trapping nondescript teens in a school bus attacked by the Creeper, Salva severely limits the movie's overall potential. Still, there's something... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ray Wise - Jonathan Breck - Nicki Lynn Aycox Director(s): Victor Salva DVD Release Date: Released the 23 December 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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As accomplished as it is superfluous, Willard is a stylish horror film with plenty of style and precious little horror. Genre buffs will appreciate it as a visually superior sequel/remake of its popular 1971 predecessor, giving Crispin Glover a title role perfectly suited to his uniquely odd persona, in the same league as Psycho's Norman Bates. This time, Willard's the psychotically lonely son of the original film's now-deceased protagonist; a milquetoast introvert who befriends an army of obedient rats--lethal allies when Willard's pushed to his emotional breaking point by his abusive boss (R. Lee Ermey). In keeping with his memorably macabre episodes of X-Files, writer-director Glen Morgan excels with dreary atmosphere and mischievously morbid humor (including an... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Crispin Glover - R. Lee Ermey - Laura Harring Director(s): Glen Morgan DVD Release Date: Released the 07 October 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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