Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

CinemaClown Coming on the heels of Duel (considered by many to be the greatest TV film ever made), Steven Spielberg's second television film is a derivative & mediocre horror that's marred by numerous shortcomings in the narrative & acting section but its clever camerawork & sinister tone does make the ride somewhat bearable. Worth skipping unless you are a Spielberg completist.

ladymidath I saw this movie years ago when I was a kid and I always remembered it. Steven Spielberg directed it after Duel (another excellent film) and it takes the vein of a supernatural horror up there with Rosemary's Baby and The Amityville Horror.A young family, the Wordens move into an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania. Darren McGavin as Paul Worden and Sandy Dennis as Marjorie Worden with their son Stevie played by Johnny Whitaker and their daughter Laurie played by twins Sandy and Debbie Lempert.Everything is idyllic until creepy things begin to happen. Of course the viewer is going to know that creepy thing will begin to happen because the film starts with the farmer who owned the house being driven to his death by a deep disembodied voice.A baby crying in the middle of the night, strange jars that glow. An evil presence that seems to be taking over their son. It would all be hokey in anyone else's hands, but Steven Spielberg takes all of this and weaves his usual movie magic. The scenes are genuinely terrifying with Sandy Dennis putting in one of her best performances as the frightened mother and wife.Darren McGavin of Kolchak The Night Stalker fame is excellent as the confused husband who fears for his wife's sanity.Johnny Whitaker is great as Stevie, the young boy in peril of being possessed by the demon that inhabits the old house.Ralph Bellamy who plays Harry Lincoln and Jeff Corey who plays Mr Gehrmann are both great in their roles.All up, this is a must see for fans of horror, the supernatural and Steven Spielberg

Mr_Ectoplasma "Something Evil" follows Sandy Dennis and Darren McGavin as a couple who purchase a bucolic farmhouse in the country; the purchase is one they soon come to regret, as both their son and Dennis's character are tormented by unseen forces in the house.This low-budget shocker was the second television film Steven Spielberg cut his teeth on (after the far more popular "Duel" in 1971). At a base level, "Something Evil" is a fairly two-tone haunted house movie that plays with themes and scenarios that are commonplace in the genre, but what really keeps the film intriguing is the stylistic approach and visuals. The narrative is spare and feels half-baked, with some sort of Satanic/demonic presence abounding on the property that is anchored to a bunch of jars that are kept in the house and an exterior barn. The narrative threads never really lead to a satisfying ending, but the fray of it all lends itself well to the frenetic camera-work and overall weirdness of the film. There are some fantastic shots throughout, and several key scenes with Dennis exploring the barn that are truly unnerving and effective. Having Dennis and McGavin involved here certainly helps, and they do commendable jobs with the material given. Overall, "Something Evil," though not an entirely cohesive success, is a genuinely weird and moderately creepy television horror offering. It's not the best of its peers, but it is one of the more memorable; comparisons to "Poltergeist" seem to be frequent, and one can't help but wonder while watching if that film was borne of this film. Worth a look for genre fans, or anyone who is interested in the more obscure of the director's beginnings. 7/10.

Cujo108 A married couple and their two children move into an old country estate in rural Pennsylvania. The father spends most of his time working in New York City, but his wife stays home tending to the kids and coming up with various art designs. It isn't long before she's plagued by bizarre happenings, and while her husband is disbelieving, she comes to the conclusion that a devil is haunting the estate.This TV movie was Steven Spielberg's follow-up to "Duel". While nowhere near that film's level, it is a reasonably effective little haunting yarn. The late Sandy Dennis carries the picture with her frantic, on edge performance. Ralph Bellamy of "Rosemary's Baby" is on the right side of the occult this time as a friendly neighbor who supplies Dennis with info on devils and protection from evil. The haunting is predominately low-key, though it occasionally moves into more pronounced territory when attacking others and even causing a fatal car accident. The creepiest scenes involve the sounds of a baby crying in the still country night and Dennis desperately trying to find out where the cries are emanating from. What she eventually finds makes for a rather disturbing visual.Less unnerving and more cheesy is a scene where Sandy is flipping out on her son. The aftermath doesn't hit as hard as Spielberg would like it too because of this, but Sandy's performance does lessen the damage. Her husband doesn't seem to think much of it and heads back to New York for more work on the annoying commercial he's been preoccupied with. All of this leads up to a fun, if somewhat limp ending. The climactic surprise is telegraphed well in advance.As a whole, there's nothing particularly remarkable here, but it all works just fine. Still, I was hoping that "Something Evil" would be something truly special.