# Burnt Offerings (1976)

> A family's cheap summer rental in a grand country mansion becomes a steadily tightening nightmare of possession, secrecy, and domestic collapse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7858

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Dan Curtis
- Cast: Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith, Bette Davis, Eileen Heckart, Lee Montgomery, Dub Taylor, Joseph Riley
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074258/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, eerie, claustrophobic, late night horror, classic horror marathon

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- [The Watcher in the Woods (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/13177)

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