The Uninvited (1944)

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The Uninvited Blu-ray

New 2K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
New visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme

A pair of siblings (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price; soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the haunted-house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night—this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.