American International Pictures
Directed by Roger Corman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Shout Factory)
In an opening prologue, Vincent Price is burned alive by an angry 18th century mob accusing him of witchcraft. He curses them and their descendants before succumbing to the flames. One hundred years later, his great-great-great grandson shows up to take possession of his decaying estate. He soon becomes possessed by his dead relative and attempts to revive his wife with the same witchcraft. The townsfolk, who suffer deformities from the original curse, stage another revolt. Typically moody Corman Poe cycle film, though it owes more to Lovecraft than Poe. However, the make-up effects are unconvincing, the pace plodding and the plot predictable. Still, very entertaining for a dark, rainy night.
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