Susan Wilcox (Barbara Parkins) returns home after a lengthy stay abroad in a mental institution. As a child, Susan was brutally attacked and raped in her playhouse. Her life since, has been one of trauma and rehabilitation.
Once home, her mother, Miriam Jennings (Barbara Stanwyck) hopes she can settle in and readjust. Susan is re-introduced to Her mother's second husband, Harold (William Windom), who hasn't seen her since she was little. Everything goes along swimmingly, until Susan begins having flashbacks, and believes that a mysterious man is following her. Then, she sees Harold, underwater in her bathtub, and he's NOT taking a bath! Besides, he was supposed to be away on a business trip!
Enter Dr. Michael Lomas (Roddy McDowall), an old friend of the family. He finds no evidence of anyone in the tub. Susan keeps seeing a dark figure lurking in the shadows. Not surprisingly, Harold pops up more than once as well! Is Susan really seeing these things, or simply regressing into a less rational state? When she returns to her old playhouse in the woods, something happens there that seems to send Susan over the edge for good. Dark secrets are revealed. However, some people are in for quite a rude awakening!
A TASTE OF EVIL is a tricky, made-for-TV suspense thriller with some jolts, and a double twist at the end. Highly recommended...
Once home, her mother, Miriam Jennings (Barbara Stanwyck) hopes she can settle in and readjust. Susan is re-introduced to Her mother's second husband, Harold (William Windom), who hasn't seen her since she was little. Everything goes along swimmingly, until Susan begins having flashbacks, and believes that a mysterious man is following her. Then, she sees Harold, underwater in her bathtub, and he's NOT taking a bath! Besides, he was supposed to be away on a business trip!
Enter Dr. Michael Lomas (Roddy McDowall), an old friend of the family. He finds no evidence of anyone in the tub. Susan keeps seeing a dark figure lurking in the shadows. Not surprisingly, Harold pops up more than once as well! Is Susan really seeing these things, or simply regressing into a less rational state? When she returns to her old playhouse in the woods, something happens there that seems to send Susan over the edge for good. Dark secrets are revealed. However, some people are in for quite a rude awakening!
A TASTE OF EVIL is a tricky, made-for-TV suspense thriller with some jolts, and a double twist at the end. Highly recommended...