The Hearse is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by George Bowers and starring Trish Van Devere and Joseph Cotten.

To emotionally recover, she decides to spend the summer in the rural town of Blackford in a home left to her by her late aunt, Rebecca.

Upon arriving, she is given keys to the house by Walter Pritchard, a local attorney who claims Jane's mother once promised to bestow him the property.

Shortly after moving in, Jane begins experiencing supernatural occurrences, including witnessing apparitions of Rebecca, and a ghostly black hearse driven by a mysterious man that pulls into the driveway before vanishing.

She finds a trunk in the attic full of her aunt's personal mementos, including a diary in which she wrote of her life as a minister's wife.

Later that night, Jane uncovers more details from Rebecca's diary that reveal she was indoctrinated by her boyfriend Robert, a devil worshipper, and was convinced to join him in a pact with Satan.

Jane's mental stability is further challenged by other odd goings-on in the home, including the sounds of what she believes are people breaking in at night.

One night, after Tom fails to arrive for a date, a drunken Pritchard begins vandalizing the home, causing Jane to flee in terror.

"[4] Janet Maslin of The New York Times said, "The Hearse was directed by George Bowers, and shot either in a very stylized fashion or without benefit of a light meter – many of the film's outdoor scenes feature brilliant blue skies and actors with dim, shadowy faces.