About7devonapes Expertise I will attempt to answer any questions in regard to weird, offbeat, twisted horror/cult/drama films. I also have a fairly broad knowledge of drama and comedy, particularly British films.
Experience I am a avid horror movie fan who grew watching Evil Dead, Re-Animator, Dawn Of The Dead, Return Of The Living Dead, Demons, Xtro, Night Of The Demons...etc. I have various Charles S. Balun books and other assorted horror guides for reference if needed. As well as horror/cult films, I watch a lot of drama - particularly British films.
Question I'm trying to find out the name of a film I saw as a kid - it was a British (maybe B&W?) film where some property developers disturbed or bulldozed a cemetery and the spirit of a witch escaped to murder people. I remember one victim drowning in the bath and another driving his car over a cliff after the witch appeared in the back seat!This film may have been late 60's? I thought that it was a Hammer film but can't seem to trace it - hope you can help?
Regards
Rhod
Answer Hi Rhod,
The movie you are looking for is called "Witchcraft", which was released in 1964, starring Lon Chaney Jr.
Since the 17th Century when the Lanier's buried a Whitlock woman alive as a witch and took over the Whitlock estate, the Whitlocks have hungered for revenge. Against the wishes of both families, Amy Whitlock (Diane Claire) and Bill Lanier (Jack Hedley)are planning on getting married. The Laniers have sent bulldozers onto the old Whitlock Estate to level the land for a construction project. Morgan Whitlock (Lon Chaney, Jr.) and his daughter Amy make a futile effort to stop the bulldozers that overturn headstones and churn up graves in the Whitlock Cemetary. That night, an overturned coffin opens and Vanessa Whitlock (Yvette Rees), the witch buried centuries ago, rises from the grave. Together with Morgan, they use their supernatural powers and soon, one-by-one, the Laniers meet with fatal accidents. Tracy Lanier (Jill Dixon) follows Amy into the family crypt and is astonished to see Vanessa and her witches in weird supernatural rites.
