Evil Stalks This House (1981)

I'm not really sure what this was, exactly. I know it was a made-for-TV movie that aired no more than twice and clearly fell into total obscurity, but based on the alternate title it's listed under, "Tales of the Haunted", I can't help but wonder if it was part of a series or intended to be. Either way, it's actually a pretty cool flick.

A father and his two young children are stalled out at the side of a back road at night when they are offered a ride to the nearest house, occupied by a pair of elderly sisters and an oafish man-child. Turns out, the father has some dubious intentions with their more valuable belongings and when a farmhand in need of work shows up at their door things get even more fishy...

Jack Palance is in this and is badass as usual and the story has a few unique twists and turns. It was obviously shot on the cheap and on a studio sound-stage so, while it doesn't have a real 'cinematic' visual quality, it still manages to be a relatively fun watch with some decent performances for the most part. You got Palance ripping off a retard and a couple of old bags and surviving a fall in the same pit of quicksand TWICE! I'd say "Evil Stalks This House" delivers as a largely unknown made-for-TV flick.