The Changeling
Directed by Peter Medak
Consumed by grief, a New York composer moves to a secluded Victorian mansion. There he finds himself haunted by a paranormal entity that may unleash an even more disturbing secret. Peter Medak's acclaimed and celebrated THE CHANGELING is quite simply, one of the great haunted house films.
In this haunted house essential, a composer moves to a secluded Victorian mansion inhabited by a paranormal entity.
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas
Member Reviews
A classic!
A++++ Highly recommend!!! THIS MOVIE IS SO UNDERRATED. It deserves all 5 stars. Watched this back in the 90s and it still scares me as much as it did back then. I can't get myself to watch this movie unless I'm watching it with someone and unfortunately, I'm the horror buff of the bunch so I'm usually watching it alone. I've only watched it twice and can't go through that again. lol Very original storyline, wonderful acting, spooky music and very scary moments!!! Plus, you can't go wrong with George C. Scott!!!
now if we could get more billionaires walking into burning houses.
I’ve put off watching this movie as I’m not a huge fan of haunted house movies. I’m more into demons and monsters than ghosts, but since this is a classic I wanted to watch it. Sadly, it did nothing to make me like haunted house movies any more, but I don’t like them any less either, so that’s something. That said, I can see why it’s considered a classic, but I spent most of my watch time baffled by weird editing (a product of the time, I’ll admit), confused whether what I was hearing was diagetic or not, and annoyed by the ghost and the whole point of the story. I really wanted a twist ending because what it was leading to was so boring. I’m only giving it two skulls because there were a couple of times I was spooked and that impressed me for what it was.
I couldn't get into it. Great acting, but nothing that really stood out for me.