This film marked Spielberg’s second of three television movies before his rise to prominence in cinema. Darren McGavin had recently completed “The Night Stalker,” which would be followed by a sequel, "The Night Strangler," and then a TV series running from 1974 to 1975 for a short run of twenty episodes. The movie draws inspiration from Hammer’s “The Devil Rides Out,” incorporating not only themes of demonic prese…

It’s best to approach this early Steven Spielberg television film with caution, as it doesn't measure up to the quality of Duel, which came out just before it, though glimpses of his developing directing style are visible. Something Evil isn’t a standout horror movie; however, for those of us who saw it when we were kids, it was quite frightening. The story centers on a family of four relocating to an idyllic Penn…