The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing

Kiss-Hungry Girl Ghosts Looking for a Live Lover in a Haunted House of Mayhem.

1967 · 100 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Horror

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.

Directed by William Castle · Written by Ben Starr

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