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Boris Karloff | Professor Marsh |
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Christopher Lee | Morley |
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Barbara Steele | Lavinia Morley |
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Michael Gough | Elder |
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Mark Eden | Robert Manning |
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Virginia Wetherell | Eve |
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Rosemarie Reede | Esther |
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Michael Warren | Chauffeur |
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Rupert Davies | The Vicar |
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Tony Tenser | Executive Producer |
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Louis M. Heyward | Producer |
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Vernon Sewell | Director |
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Mervyn Haisman | Screenplay |
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Henry Lincoln | Screenplay |
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Gerry Levy | Producer |
Robert Manning (Mark Eden) goes in search of his brother, who was last known to have visited the remote house of Craxted Lodge at Greymarsh. Arriving at night, he finds a party is in progress, and he is invited to stay by Eve (Virginia Wetherell), the niece of the owner of the house. His sleep is restless and strange dreams of ritual sacrifice disturb him. Enquiring about his brother, he is assured by the house owner Morley (Christopher Lee) that the man is not here. But Manning’s suspicions are aroused further by his nightmarish hallucinations. When occult expert Professor Marshe (Boris Karloff) informs Manning about a witchcraft cult based around the ancestral Lavinia Morley (Barbara Steele), the cult is uncovered. Craxted Lodge is burned to the ground, with the head of the cult being consumed in the flames.
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