First Time Watching The Changeling (1980) | The Wheelchair From Hell

We’re film posers and we admit it. Is The Changeling one of the greatest haunted house movies ever made? Or has this 1980 horror classic quietly slipped through the cracks while other supernatural horror films stole the spotlight? This week on Confessions of a Film Poser, we’re diving into Peter Medak’s THE CHANGELING (1980) for the first time and finding out why horror fans still talk about its atmosphere, mystery, séance sequence, and one very creepy little red ball more than 45 years later. If you love first-time movie reactions, classic horror, haunted house movies, supernatural horror, and discovering movies along with us, SUBSCRIBE and join the Poser Movie Club. The Changeling stars George C. Scott as John Russell, a composer trying to rebuild his life after a devastating personal tragedy. He moves into a massive old mansion in Seattle hoping to find some peace and solitude. Instead, he starts hearing things. Doors open on their own. Strange noises echo through the house. And then there’s that damn red ball. What begins as a traditional haunted house story slowly turns into a disturbing mystery involving a child, a hidden past, and secrets that someone desperately wanted buried. Directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn Douglas, The Changeling has become one of the most respected supernatural horror movies of its era despite never reaching the mainstream recognition of films like The Exorcist or The Shining. But does it still hold up? We break down our first-time reaction, the strange story behind the movie, George C. Scott’s performance, the mansion, the séance, the mystery at the center of the haunting, the scenes that genuinely creeped us out, the things that surprised us, and whether The Changeling deserves to be mentioned among the greatest haunted house movies ever made. 🎬 In this episode: • Our first-time reaction to The Changeling • The strange history behind the movie • George C. Scott as John Russell • One of horror’s creepiest haunted houses • THAT séance scene • The mystery behind the haunting • The red ball • The movie’s incredible atmosphere • What worked -- and what didn’t • The Changeling vs. other classic haunted house movies • Does it still deserve its cult-classic reputation? • Where does it belong in the history of supernatural horror? 👻 Horror fans -- we want to hear from you: What is the greatest haunted house movie of all time? The Changeling? The Haunting? The Shining? Poltergeist? The Others? Something we've never heard of? Drop your pick in the comments -- and tell us what movie we need to watch next. Welcome to Confessions of a Film Poser -- where we admit there are classic movies we somehow never saw…and finally do something about it. No silver-screen snobbery. 🎬 SUBSCRIBE & JOIN THE POSER MOVIE CLUB:    / @confessionsofafilmposer   🎬 WATCH MORE FIRST-TIME REACTIONS: The Howling (1981)    • We Finally Watched THE HOWLING (1981)… And...   Rosemary's Baby (1969)    • We Finally Watched ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)...    Freaked    • One Of Us Has NEVER Seen FREAKED (1993)…   Night Of The Creeps    • First Time Watching Night of the Creeps (1...   👻 CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - What Is A Changeling? 0:56 - The Strange History of The Changeling 2:36 - First-Time Reaction 📧 EMAIL US: confessionsofafilmposer@gmail.com 🔗 SOCIALS + PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/confessionsofafilmp... #TheChangeling #MovieReaction #FirstTimeWatching #HorrorMovies #HauntedHouse #SupernaturalHorror #ClassicHorror