Vincent Price, Hilary Heath, Carl Rigg

In Elizabethan England, a wicked lord massacres nearly all the members of a coven of witches, earning the enmity of their leader, Oona. Oona calls up a magical servant, a "banshee", to destroy the lor...( read more  read more... )d's family. (The "banshee" of this tale bears no resemblance to the normal usage of the term!)

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R, 91 min

Directed by: Gordon Hessler

Release Date: July 22, 1970

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  • July 21, 2008
    Not one of Vincent Price's better movies, but still a decent watch. Quite similar to Witchfinder General in story and atmosphere, although Witchfinder is the better film here. Good for genre fans and wasting time, but otherwise, pass on this one.
  • September 24, 2009
    Like Witchfinder General Vincent Price once again is a witchhunter & does a damn fine job of it (not quite up to scale to Peter Cushing in Twins of Evil though). After he & his henchmen slaughter a coven of witches Price is cursed by the head witch & he goes out of his mind w/ s...( read more)uspicion even burning a village girl because she had blonde hair & big tits
  • October 29, 2007
    Typical but entertaining.

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