The Vargas house is a sprawling pile built over a sulfurous spring during the Civil War that has been empty for ages. The locals believe it's haunted. But doctors CJ (Richard Crenna) and Caroline (Joanna Pettet) Arnold believe it could be an excellent drug rehab facility if they can fix it up a bit. They bring a bunch of their friends over to renovate but the house has other ideas.
It's so straightforward a film, it feels almost quaint. There are no twists, no deep commentary, just straight "evil spirit in the basement, don't let it out." Which they do, because CJ is a godless heathen and can only be saved by a pretty blonde woman of faith who does literally everything and receives zero credit for it. Sexism!
It's a fairly fun ghost story if you're looking to be entertained and not think really hard about it. It's currently streaming for free on Tubi (with ads) or with a subscription to Shout Factory.
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