The Entity
In a rare interview with "Rue Morgue" magazine in July 2012, director Sidney J. Furie told journalist Michael Doyle that he did not consider "The Entity" to be a horror film in spite of its extreme imagery, unsettling atmosphere and horrific plot. Instead, Furie said he considers "The Entity" to be more of a "supernatural suspense movie." Furie also confessed that he intentionally avoided researching the actual case upon which "The Entity" is based as he "did not want to judge the characters and story in any way." Neither he nor actress Barbara Hershey met with Doris Bither, the woman on whom the character of Carla Moran was based, at any point.