The Changeling
While completely unrelated to the same-named recent Apple TV+ series adapted from the Victor LaValle novel, this 1980 feature does draw on certain similar themes of fatherhood and profound grief. It follows a composer who relocates to a ramshackle mansion after a family tragedy, only to realize his new home is haunted by a restless spirit—with a mystery he’ll need to solve to help everyone under its roof, living and dead, get the closure they desperately need. Oscar winners George C. Scott and Melvyn Douglas help elevate the drama, with Scott in particular using his formidable chops to make his character’s fright feel almost uncomfortably real.
