Horror

The Dunwich Horror

- A few years ago in Dunwich a half-witted girl bore illegitimate twins. One of them was almost human!

Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.

Release Date : 1970-01-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : American International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Nancy Wagner

Original Name : Sandra Dee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wilbur Whateley

Original Name : Dean Stockwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Henry Armitage

Original Name : Ed Begley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Cory

Original Name : Lloyd Bochner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Whateley

Original Name : Sam Jaffe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lavinia Whateley

Original Name : Joanne Moore Jordan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elizabeth Hamilton

Original Name : Donna Baccala

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse Cora

Original Name : Talia Shire

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Raskin

Original Name : Michael Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Harrison

Original Name : Jason Wingreen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Cole

Original Name : Barboura Morris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Cole

Original Name : Beach Dickerson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Michael Haynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Librarian

Original Name : Toby Russ

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reeger

Original Name : Jack Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Cemetery (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Nevin

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-11-03

**_Mysterious sorceries on the New England coast_** A college lass at a university in Massachusetts (Sandra Dee) falls for the charms of an outcast eccentric (Dean Stockwell), who lives with his grandfather at an eerie rural estate that has some… thing locked up in a secret upstairs room. Is the man’s interest in her innocent or does he have something more sinister in mind? Based on the H. P. Lovecraft novella from 1929, “The Dunwich Horror” (1970) is an American International flick in the vein of "The City of the Dead" (1960), "Die, Monster, Die" (1965) and "Curse of the Crimson Altar,” aka “The Crimson Cult” (1968). It’s superior to “Die, Monster, Die” and at least on par with the other two. There’s also a bit o’ “The Shuttered Room” (1967). Being shot in the spring of 1969, the flick has that late 60’s vibe in a good way with a memorable score. Stockwell cops an effective laid-back air as the weird guy. Sandra was 27 during shooting and looking way better than her skinny younger self in “Gidget” (1959). Meanwhile Donna Baccala plays her college friend while Talia Shire (Coppola) is on hand as a helpful nurse. Anyone who appreciates spooky flicks from the 60s and early 70s involving actors like Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Oliver Reed will find something to appreciate in “The Dunwich Horror.” Some critics think it falls apart at the end, but I didn’t have a problem. It ties everything up in a colorful, haunting way while not overstaying its welcome, plus throwing in an omen of things to come. The movie runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in in Mendocino County in Northern California, including the town of Little River, which is a 3-hour drive north of San Francisco, while the sequences set at Arkham College were shot in the philosophy department of USC in Los Angeles. GRADE: B