Hilary Dwyer, Hilary Heath, Hillary Dwyer
Set in 17th-century England, this chilling tale follows corrupt official Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who claims an ability to discover witches. But he uses his power to gain money and favors from...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 11, 2007
Stats: 221 reviews
An interesting look at a subject that has ALWAYS intrigued me, the 17th century "witch trials". This time the focus is not Salem, MA but England, though the madness that surrounds this crazy aspect of that period was no less mind boggling "across the pond".
While he still finds...( read more)
it's a bit dated but still pretty disturbing. understated and evil performance from vincent price
Definitely Vincent Price's best role in a horror film, exuding wickedness under the thin disguise of the law.
A complex performance by Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins. Well worth a look, if you can put your hands on it.
Read about this in a lot of my books...pretty good film but no where near as terrible as it really happened. Vincent Price is very good at playing the bad guy and he gets what he deserves here, but still I don't think it was enough. There was something very scary about him when...( read more)
Director Michael Reeves third and sadly final movie. He died aged 25 in 1969. It's a real shame he didn't get a chance to make any more,because he was slowly becoming a real talent. Although this was pitched in the US as an Edgar Allan Poe story,in an attempt to try and cash in o...( read more)
They don't make movies like that anymore, and let's face it, there's a reason they don't. They are a bit pants even when they have Vincent Price in them. This movie just never really got going, it felt like you were still waiting for the plot to happen even as the plot happened....( read more)
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