Burnt Offerings

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Dan Curtis, director of TV's Dark Shadows series, directed this eerie haunted-house thriller about a house which draws energy from its inhabitants and selects its own "keeper" from the family of Ben and Marian Rolf Oliver Reed & Karen Black, who rent the strangely-affordable house one fateful summer then find themselves slowly succumbing to its creepy powers. The photography is suitably moody, and many of the standard haunted-house cliches are used to decent effect -- particularly a violent scene in which the...
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Overview

Dan Curtis, director of TV's Dark Shadows series, directed this eerie haunted-house thriller about a house which draws energy from its inhabitants and selects its own "keeper" from the family of Ben and Marian Rolf Oliver Reed & Karen Black, who rent the strangely-affordable house one fateful summer then find themselves slowly succumbing to its creepy powers. The photography is suitably moody, and many of the standard haunted-house cliches are used to decent effect -- particularly a violent scene in which the surrounding woods form a barrier to prevent the family station wagon from escaping the area -- but the pace is too leisurely overall, climaxing with the type of grim ending employed by nearly every mainstream horror film in the late 70's. Black's spooky looks are used to maximum effect, but are never quite as chilling as the final shot of Curtis's TV movie Trilogy of Terror from the previous year.
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This underrated chiller is worthy of rediscovery by the horror fans who missed it the first time. Those who expect a zippy pace and shocking twists need not apply -- the film's "evil house" plot is pretty archetypal stuff and the one real twist at the end isn't terribly difficult to predict. However, these elements hardly matter in Burnt Offerings: co-writer/director Dan Curtis knows the real horror of this tale lies in helplessly watching an innocent family unit breaking down as it is preyed upon by an unseen evil. As a result, he wisely concentrates on the family drama angle of the story and allows the tension to build in a slow, methodical fashion that makes the handful of shock scenes genuinely unsettling. He also layers on plenty of brooding atmosphere and is ably aided in this aim by his technical crew's efforts: Jacques Marquette's gauzy cinematography brings out the antiquarian creepiness of the film's setting and Robert Cobert's blood-and-thunder score adds some musical exclamation points to the film's set pieces. Burnt Offerings also benefits from a well-chosen cast: Oliver Reed, Karen Black, and Bette Davis all share a natural intensity in their acting styles and that intensity is given a great vehicle here as each character is slowly but surely driven mad by the house's diabolical machinations. In the end, Burnt Offerings is probably a bit too methodical in its pacing for viewers accustomed to slam-bang approach of post-'70s horror fare but seasoned horror fans will find plenty to enjoy in this film's subtle charms.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/26/2003
  • UPC: 883904126447
  • Original Release: 1976
  • Source: MGM (VIDEO & DVD)
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Karen Black Marian
Oliver Reed Ben
Burgess Meredith Brother
Eileen Heckart Roz
Lee Montgomery David
Bette Davis Aunt Elizabeth
Orin Cannon Minister
Anthony James Chauffeur
Jim Myers Dr. Ross
Joseph Riley Ben's Father
Dub Taylor Walker
Todd Turquand Young Ben
Technical Credits
Dan Curtis Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Stevan Larner Cinematographer
Jacques Marquette Cinematographer
Ann Roth Costumes/Costume Designer
Eugène Lourié Production Designer
Robert Cobert Score Composer
William F. Nolan Screenwriter
Solomon Brewer Set Decoration/Design
Dennis Virkler Editor
Robert Singer Producer
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    The best horror movie I have ever seen!

    This is an awesome movie! Holy crap! You will regret not watching this!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    This Chiller will Sizzle your Psyche!

    Burnt Offerings has got to be one of the most spine chilling haunted-house thrillers out there! Not only does it sport the stellar likes of Karen Black, Bette Davis, and a well out of his gord Oliver Reed, it's got one of the most bloody, shocking climaxes in cinema history! You'll shake with fear as Oliver Reed and his feeble, bed-ridden Aunt Elizabeth, "Davis" cower at the horrifying sounds of 'Death' ascending the stairway! Who will survive as this eerie, creepy 'living' house literally assimilates the souls of its victims, one by one. You can rest assured, when they go, they go in a BIG way! The blood pours, the screams assult your senses, and the ghosts of 'caretakers past' return to fill vacant positions you never thought open for the filling...

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    Burnt Offerings SCARY

    Ending especially GOOD as family moves into creepy house.......<BR/><BR/>Oliver Reed EXCELLENT as Dad turning evil from the house and Karen Black sexy and also evil overtones.<BR/><BR/>Great ending!!!!<BR/><BR/>And for 1976 effects I highly recommend......

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