A Name for Evil

A Name for Evil
Directed by	Bernard Girard
Written by	Bernard Girard
Produced by	Reed Sherman
Starring	Samantha Eggar Robert Culp
Cinematography	Reginald Morris
Edited by	Maurice Wright
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Production company	Penthouse
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Name for Evil is a 1973 American horror film directed by Bernard Girard and starring Samantha Eggar and Robert Culp.

Plot

Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. While trying to patch it up, the house starts to make it clear to him that it doesn't want him there, but the local church (with some off-kilter practices of their own) seems to take a shine to him.

Cast

• Samantha Eggar as Joanna Blake
• Robert Culp as John Blake
• Sheila Sullivan as Luanna Baxter
• Mike Lane as Fats
• Sue Hathaway as Mary
• Ted Greenhalgh as Hugh

Release

The film was released theatrically in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in 1973.

The film was released on VHS in the U.S. by Paragon Video Productions in the 1984.

See also

• List of American films of 1973

References

• Horror and science fiction films II by Donald C. Willis
• A Name for Evil at IMDb