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Summary

When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming, and his niece more demonstrably so, Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.

Cast

Christopher Lee

J.D. Morley

Boris Karloff

Professor John Marsh

Mark Eden

Robert Manning

Virginia Wetherell

Eve Morley

Barbara Steele

Lavinia Morley

Michael Gough

Elder

Roger Avon

Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)

Michael Warren

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rosemarie Reede

Esther

Denys Peek

Peter Manning (uncredited)

Ron Pember

Petrol Attendant (uncredited)

Rupert Davies

The Vicar (uncredited)

Derek Tansley

Judge (uncredited)

Nicholas Head

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Nova St. Clair

Girl Chased by Cars

Terry Raven

First Car-Chase Driver

Douglas Mitchell

2nd Car-Chase Driver

Vivienne Carlton

Sacrifice Victim (uncredited)

Nita Lorraine

Woman with whip (uncredited)

Tasma Berenton

Party Girl Being Painted

Vicky Richards

Party Girl Belly-Dancing

Carol Anne

1st Virgin (uncredited)

Jenny Shaw

2nd Virgin (uncredited)

Kevin Smith

Party Drunk

Vikki Richards

Belly Dancer at Party

Crew

Director

Vernon Sewell

Novel

H.P. Lovecraft

Screenplay

Mervyn Haisman

Screenplay

Henry Lincoln

Story

Jerry Sohl

Reviews

Geronimo1967

April 4, 2022

5

This might have been a bit better were it actually to feature more of Messrs Karloff and Lee on the screen, but for the most part is just consists of Mark Eden ("Manning") trying to track down his brother, whom he suspects may have been caught up in some occult goings on at a rural stately home. Certainly, there is plenty of drunken debauchery at the start (where don't they lick the Champagne from?) but once it gets into it's stride it all just follows a well trodden path with virtually nothing of note - certainly not scary, anyway, happening until the fire brigade arrive with lightning speed at the end. Beware the legend of the Black Witch - she might make you watch a sequel!