The Entity (1982)

125 min · Horror, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, ghost film, horror film

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Directors

Sidney J. Furie

Cast

Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye

The story

One night, single mother Carla Moran is violently raped in her Los Angeles bungalow by an invisible assailant. A subsequent episode of poltergeist activity causes her to flee with her children to the home of her best friend Cindy Nash. They return to Carla's home and the following day, Carla is nearly killed when her car mysteriously goes out of control in traffic.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, California, Dämon, Erniedrigung, Female Nudity, Gut und Böse, Medic, Mirror, Mother Son Relationship, Poltergeist, Rape, Religion and Supernatural, Sadism, Single Mother, Spukhaus, verflucht, Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror, Supernatural, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Haunted House Film, Drama

Genres

Horror, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, ghost film, horror film

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