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Burnt Offerings (1976) Review | The Haunted House Horror That Inspired The Shining

Burnt Offerings (1976) Review | The Haunted House Horror That Inspired The Shining

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Burnt Offerings (1976) is one of the most unsettling haunted house films of the 1970s and one of the most underrated. Starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, and Burgess Meredith, this slow-burn psychological horror follows a family whose summer rental house may be feeding on them in terrifying ways.

In this review, we explore Burnt Offerings' chilling atmosphere, Haunted performances, and disturbing themes of possession, sacrifice, and domestic decay. Often compared to The Shining and Haunting of Hill House, this film quietly builds dread until its unforgettable finale.

Is Burnt Offerings a hidden gem of classic horror, of simply a curious relic of 1970s cinema? Chris and Gerry step inside the house and see what it takes in return.

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