Dir. Peter Medak | 1980 | 100 mins | Canada | George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas

The film that Martin Scorsese calls “one of the scariest movies ever made” screens tonight as one of the opening films at the Hell Tor Festival. Academy Award® winner George C Scott delivers one of his greatest performances as a composer consumed by grief after his wife and daughter are killed in a shocking accident. But when he moves to a secluded Victorian mansion, he will find himself haunted by a paranormal entity that may unleash an even more disturbing secret. Trish Van Devere (The Hearse), two-time Oscar® winner Melvyn Douglas (Being There) and Barry Morse (Asylum) co-star in one of the most unsettling ghost stories ever (IFC.com), winner of 8 Genie Awards – including Best Foreign Actor, Best Foreign Actress and Best Canadian Film – and by all accounts based on actual events.

The screening will be preceded by an exclusive video introduction by director Peter Medak (The Ruling Class, The Krays).

BBFC Rating
Rated 15 – Contains infrequent strong violence