Haunted (1977 film)


Haunted is a 1977 American independent horror film written and directed by Michael DeGaetano and starring Aldo Ray, Virginia Mayo, and Ann Michelle. Its plot follows the descendants of those who accused a witch in Arizona during the Civil War, who are subjected to inexplicable deaths.

Cast

Production

Haunted was filmed on location in Arizona over a period of 24 days on a budget of $250,000. According to writer-director De Gaetano, budgeting issues necessitated that portions of the script be un-filmed, resulting in "a good deal of the philosophical depth of the film" disappearing.

Release

Haunted was released theatrically in the United States, beginning on March 4, 1977 in Florence, South Carolina. Contemporaneous newspaper sources show had a limited engagement screening in Salem, Oregon in late-March 1977.
In the United States, the film was released on VHS under the title The Haunted on March 20, 1992.