Haunts (1976)
AKA: The Veil

Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastMay Britt, Cameron Mitchell, Aldo Ray, William Gray Espy, Ben Hammer, E.J. André, Kendall Jackson, Susan Nohr, Robert Hippard, Don Dolan
Review
"As soon as I saw the blank black screen, emulsion lines, and scratches, I knew Haunts was going to be good... With a combination of tame-yet-uncomfortable subject matter (no gore, no nudity, no explicit sex) and capable filmmaking from Herb Freed (Graduation Day), Haunts kicked out its low-budget limitations for world class uneasiness. The tight editing, quiet atmosphere, and "real" acting (most people seem to be playing themselves), worked in tandem with the grittiness of the film stock; a nice example of the whole slightly inching above the sum. I could've done without some of the padding, as the film tended to drag a bit towards the end, but overall, I was surprisingly taken. And a little scared." - Joseph A. Ziemba, Bleeding Skull!
Ranking history
The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
EDITIONS IN TOP 1,0000
HIGHEST#2,0862019
LOWEST#3,3322026
Top 1,000Outside Top 1,000Missing ranking data
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Hidden Horrors
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