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When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Morgan Whitlock
- (as Lon Chaney)
Hilda Fenemore
- Nurse
- (as Hilda Fennemore)
Pauline Chamberlain
- Coven Member
- (uncredited)
George Curtis
- Pallbearer
- (uncredited)
Steve Donahue
- Coven Member
- (uncredited)
Victor Hagan
- Mourner
- (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
- Coven Member
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAs a promotional gimmick for the US release of "Witchcraft," posters warned the public that: "Only the Witch Deflector can save you from the eerie web of the unknown!" Patrons were told that they could collect their 'Witch Deflector', a glow-in-the-dark green badge, from the theatre staff.
- GoofsBill and Todd tell Tracy that May Eve is the witch's sabbat called "Roodmas", then proceed to name "the four great sabbats" as Candlemas, Roodmas, "Beltane in midsummer", and Halloween. Roodmas is actually the Christian Feast of the Cross, it's celebrated on May 3 or September 14, and has nothing to do with witches. Beltane is the actual May Eve sabbat, and doesn't happen in midsummer (that would be Litha, which is not one of the four great sabbats). Candlemas and Halloween are correct, but in reference to witches' religious customs, they should be more appropriately called Imbolc and Samhain, respectively. Lughnasadh is the missing fourth sabbat.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Malvina Lanier: Born in evil, death in burning.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 100 Years of Horror: 100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (1996)
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"She's Crafty"
A 300 year long feud between a a coven of witches and a family of wealthy land developers comes to a head when an old cemetery plot is disturbed, unearthing the grave of a witch once buried alive. Morgan Whitlock, head of the coven , now has his means to take revenge on the usurpers of his land and sets the resurrected witch upon them.
A rarely seen and almost forgotten horror, Witchcraft is now available on the MGM / Fox "Midnight Movies" label, paired as a double feature with Devils of Darkness. The big draw for me is that it's one of the last legitimate horror films in the career of Lon Chaney Jr., so seeing it nearly pristine on DVD is a treat I never thought I might indulge in. To my surprise, Chaney's part wasn't quite as big as I hoped, but this is okay as the rest of the cast is made up of mostly British actors, and the Brits rarely disappoint in the realm of horror. Better still is that Hammer Film veteran Don Sharp is at the helm, who has given us Kiss of the Vampire, and Rasputin the Mad Monk, among other genre pictures. Handsomely shot in black and white, Witchcraft has all the atmosphere that both Gothic and 60's contemporary horror fans crave. The mute witch makes for an eerie apparition as she silently stalks her prey, I might liken the scenes of her on the prowl to scenes in A Drop of Water from Bava's masterful anthology.
While it's true that the plot is nothing new I do feel the film has style to burn. Modern viewers will likely doze off as it is bloodless and the pacing is a bit lethargic, however in many scenes this deliberate pacing works very well. 7/10
A rarely seen and almost forgotten horror, Witchcraft is now available on the MGM / Fox "Midnight Movies" label, paired as a double feature with Devils of Darkness. The big draw for me is that it's one of the last legitimate horror films in the career of Lon Chaney Jr., so seeing it nearly pristine on DVD is a treat I never thought I might indulge in. To my surprise, Chaney's part wasn't quite as big as I hoped, but this is okay as the rest of the cast is made up of mostly British actors, and the Brits rarely disappoint in the realm of horror. Better still is that Hammer Film veteran Don Sharp is at the helm, who has given us Kiss of the Vampire, and Rasputin the Mad Monk, among other genre pictures. Handsomely shot in black and white, Witchcraft has all the atmosphere that both Gothic and 60's contemporary horror fans crave. The mute witch makes for an eerie apparition as she silently stalks her prey, I might liken the scenes of her on the prowl to scenes in A Drop of Water from Bava's masterful anthology.
While it's true that the plot is nothing new I do feel the film has style to burn. Modern viewers will likely doze off as it is bloodless and the pacing is a bit lethargic, however in many scenes this deliberate pacing works very well. 7/10
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- Leroy Gomm
- Sep 12, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Brujería
- Filming locations
- Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK(Lanier home; former Whitlock house.)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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