John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.
Richard and Barbara French along with their children Sharon and Brian, buy a hotel next to a cemetery inherited from Richard's late uncle Thomas Craven. However, after Sharon and Brian find a book in the attic, strange things begin to unfold and to make matters worse, Sharon and Brian's parents are taken hostage by spirits and monsters and just to top it off, Thomas Craven has returned from the dead to retrieve the book and use it to take over the world.
