Burnt Offerings (1976)

I do enjoy a good creepy horror film, versus the outright scary ones, especially if they include Bette Davis (see my childhood love for Watcher in the Woods). Even though I don’t quite understand the popularity of Karen Black in the 70s, I still gave this one a try. A mysterious house is a predictable setting for such a story, as are the eccentric owners, but sadly in this case, it was too predictable and the results weren’t quite creepy enough for me. It does have some nice touches reminiscent of The Shining and the aforementioned Watcher, but they aren’t enough..