The Changeling

Something has been bugging me for awhile now. Since the Changeling movie came out with Angelina Jolie, John Malkovitch, and Jeffrey Donovan from Burn Notice, I had hoped the 1980's movie with the nearly same name starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere would get some mention, but alas, these days it's all about what's NEW more so than what's GOOD.

"How did you die, Joseph...? Did you die in this house...? Why do you remain...?"

George C. Scott plays a man who loses his family in a snowy road side automobile accident. In an attempt to pick up the pieces and move on with his life, he accepts a college teaching position. The local historical society are pleased to allow him to stay in an old mansion that would otherwise fall into disrepair. Shortly after moving in, strange noises and occurrences prompt him to begin looking into the history of the home.

This is one of the creepiest movies I have ever seen. It isn't bloody or gory, but will definitely have your skin crawling at parts and jumping out of your seat at others. With lighting, pacing, and subtlety they made it scarier than if entrails where strewn across the floor, and the walls were painted with blood. I showed it to a girlfriend of mine, a film snob, who loved and appreciated it on an entirely different level than I did.