Premonition, The (DVD)

BEYOND THE POWER OF AN EXORCISTThe mid-1970s saw the rise in popularity of films centring on the subject of parapsychology, led by Carrie Brian De Palmas classic tale of telekinetic terror. Precognition, or future sight, would be the topic under exploration in Robert Allen Schnitzers contribution to the psychic craze: the chilling and much-overlooked The Premonition.Mother Sheri Bennett (Sharon Farrell, Night of the Comet, Sweet Sixteen) is assailed by terrifying visions in which a strange woman attempts to steal away her five-year-old daughter Janie. Are these bizarre occurrences the result of some sort of mental disturbance, or is something much more sinister afoot?Featuring a haunting score from accomplished classical composer Henry Mollicone, The Premonition has remained unjustly obscure over the years but is heralded as a true classic of 70s US horror moviemaking by genre aficionados.