Episode 220: Burnt Offerings (1976)

About this episode

Josh and Drusilla discuss the 1976 supernatural horror film Burnt Offerings and its themes.

This week, Josh and Drusilla watched the very cozy Burnt Offerings. From wiki: “Burnt Offerings (Italian: Ballata macabra, lit. 'Macabre ballad') is a 1976 supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, and Lee H. Montgomery, with Eileen Heckart, Burgess Meredith and Anthony James in supporting roles. It is based on the 1973 novel by Robert Marasco.[7] The plot follows a family which begins to interpersonally dissolve under s...

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Conkel, Drusilla Adeline

Topics covered

• supernatural horror
• film analysis
• 1970s cinema
• family dynamics
• adaptations

Keywords

• Burnt Offerings
• supernatural horror
• 1976 film
• family dynamics
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Burnt Offerings, Ballata macabra, 1973 novel by Robert Marasco

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