Summary
Dr. Worley investigates a 300-year-old witch's curse in the New England town of Devonsville. Three liberated, assertive women move into town, which angers the bigoted, male-dominated town fathers. One of the women is a reincarnation of the witch, who proceeds to exact revenge on them.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 42
IMDb5.0
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −13 min on the typical 95
typical 9582Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries
Released
1983
October 24, 1983
43 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Suzanna LoveJenny Scanlon
Robert Walker Jr.Matthew Pendleton
Donald PleasenceDr. Warley
Paul WillsonWalter Gibbs- MWMary WaldenChris
- DHDeanna HaasMonica
- WFWally FlahertyPriest
- MAMichael AccardoRalph Pendleton
- PBPaul BentzenExecutioner
William DexterAaron Pendleton (uncredited)- MHMorrigan HurtWitch I
- BCBarbara CihlarWitch II
- LSLeslie SmithWitch III
Directing · 2
- Ulli Lommel Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- Bruce Pearn Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Suzanna Love Writer
- George T. Lindsey Writer
Production · 3
- Jochen Breitenstein Executive Producer
- David Dubay Executive Producer
- Bill Rebane Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Jürg V. Walther Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Richard S. Brummer Editor
Sound · 6
- Ray Colcord Music
- Donald Flick Sound Effects Editor
- Maggie Greenwald Music Editor
- Bruce Malm Sound Mixer
- Beth Sterner Sound Editor
- Jon Huck Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Priscilla Van Gorder Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Erica Ueland Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- George Rogers Visual Effects
Lighting · 2
- J. Patrick Daily Gaffer
- Alan M. Rebane Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Ann Chatterton Stunt Coordinator
- Matthew W. Mungle Special Effects
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