The Entity (1981) 6/10

During the post Exorcist ghost craze of the late 70's and early 80's there was a slew of unremarkable possession/haunting films that every studio was throwing at the horror audience. The Entity is a unique film in its subject matter that will always keep it from being lost in the shuffle. What could this unique story be? Well, we are talking about the early 80's height of nihilism and brutality so of course its about ghost rape. Yup. You read right.

The Entity is based on a true story about a single mother that moves into a new home with her 3 children only to be repeatedly beaten and violated by a group of ghosts inhabiting her home. She calls upon the help of a psychiatrist that thinks she's crazy and a group of paranormal investigators. Their solution? Make a model of the house and hook up some liquid nitrogen hoses so when the ghost appears they can freeze it?!

Stylistically the film mirrors any other typical low budget horror flick made at the time but they went so far as to create fake breasts and the illusion of hands unseen fondling them! Yeah the director decided to leave nothing to imagination. The rapes are graphic and highly disturbing. The realism is pretty damn grisly. The film runs at a slow pace but given the subject matter the slow burn works well. The attacks increase in frequency and ferocity as the film progresses and the films pace needs to be on the slow side to give it time to build the tension. The acting is pretty good here but as i mentioned before stylistically the film is bland. There is no conclusion to the film either. The family just decides to move away and we're told that they still experienced attacks but were less frequent, just like the ending of the original Amityville film.

The Entity is not for the faint of heart or easily offended. The attacks are brutal and graphic, and pretty damn frightening too. For fans of 80's sleaze and exorcist rip offs.

Gore-none

Nudity-medium

Overall - 6/10