I’m looking for a film.
I searched for film on whatismymovie.com and found “The Woman in Black (1987).” It’s not the right film, but it’s very vaguely similar.
The film I saw had a positive ending (I think).
To sum up the scenes I saw: main character has a family, their welfare is at stake, he rescues them.
A spirit, alien, ghost, or a villain participates in the scenes; it is portrayed by a woman (I think).
Context: only viewed part of this film between 1985 and 1994 on cable in Los Angeles County, CA, USA.