Something Evil

Beware the supernatural jam jars! Early Steven Spielberg TV movie that is a considerable step down from Duel released the previous year, but showing signs of a directorial craft to follow. Something Evil is not a great horror movie, well it was to those of us at a very young age who were allowed to watch it that…

**_Tame television precursor to “The Exorcist”_** This was Spielberg’s second of three TV movies before breaking into cinema as a powerhouse. Meanwhile star Darren McGavin just got done doing the first Kolchak movie, “The Night Stalker,” which would lead to a sequel the next year, “The Night Strangler,” and the TV s…