udar55 Not to be confused with the Corman cockroach classic THE NEST, this is semi-effective ghost story. Writer Lauren Cochran (Robin Groves) suffers from agoraphobia and, in a bid to overcome her ailment, she rents a stately mansion in the country from Colonel Lebrun (John Carradine). Turns out the old place used to be a brothel where some prostitutes were murdered after WWII and Cochran has a mysterious connection to the place.Director Armand Weston spent most of his time doing X-rated stuff and this is his only attempt into legit films with mixed results. One on hand, the film benefits from some great atmosphere, thanks mostly to the run down house. There are also several effective ghost attack sequences. On the downside, the film runs way too long (nearly 2 hours) with some overly talky bits that dragggggg. Lead Groves, who reminded me of Patty Duke circa MATCH GAME, is an interesting choice for the lead but she makes the mania look realistic. Former MGM leading lady Gloria Grahame plays the part of the ghost madame and this was her last film.

avante911 Well i've seen this movie a couple times and I have a copy of it on DVD that I transfered from VHS last time I rented it. This is one of those classic horror movies from back in the day when horror movies actually did make you jump, and they made sense! LOL The plot took me for a spin and it was a little confusing at times, but i've figured it out after the second time seeing it.I with they made movies like this still that had odd story lines to make you think, and that didn't always rely on today's technology to make it all about the special fx.This movie was cool though, definitely worth the watch!

sol- A rather bland horror film that is as bad as it sounds, it actually surprisingly starts off quite well, with some effective scenes, but in the end it is not all so glamorous. The characters and acting are both poor, the special effects are rather icky, and in the latter half of the film there a number of sequences that seem to drag on and on pointlessly. In particular, the final twenty or so minutes leave a quite a sour taste in the mouth, however there is one reason why the film may be interesting to view, that being the choices of music, which, although not always appropriate, are still curious and intriguing.

FieCrier A pretty poor haunted house movie.An author has developed agoraphobia, fearing to leave her city apartment. With some help from a therapist, she feels good enough to leave the city to move to the country as long as her boyfriend drives. They comes across an abandoned multi-storied octagonally-shaped house with a huge dome-shaped roof. The house is pretty cool, and seemed to be real; I hope it still is standing, if so. The interiors are pretty unremarkable, but they could have been done on a soundstage.The house looks just like the one on the dustjacket of her last novel (titled The Nesting, with the same font as this movie itself), which the illustrator drew to her description. She'd never been to the house before, however.She rents the house from the Colonel, played by John Carradine, and his grandson. It quickly proves to be haunted, and (as we saw in the pre-opening credits sequence) it had once been a post-war brothel where some homicides had occurred. She develops some agoraphobia again, though it comes and goes. She reminded me of Mary Tyler Moore, who I'm not a fan of - looks and sounds and acts a bit like her. She's not a terribly sympathetic character and spends a lot of time screaming, or crying, or cowering.John Carradine doesn't have much to do in the movie. He's in a few scenes briefly, in a wheelchair, and in bed. His distinctive appearance and voice were still holding up pretty well, so it's a shame they didn't make better use of him.I'm not sure what the title refers to, unless it is the house itself and the meaning is "a secluded retreat."