Proof that you can make a genuinely tense and frightening film without blood and gore, swearing or CGI. Every aspect of this film the script, acting and the atmosphere created were superb. Thanks for uploading.
There's nothing wrong with blood as it keeps us alive, gore we all are inside and swear words are just normal words taken from other languages like the "f" word, which comes from the old German language, meaning piercing, and it was a normal, everyday word, meaning just that! If I'll say " sugar" instead of " shit" which is again a normal, medical word for human or animal excrement , then the word "sugar " will become a swear word. It's the way we say it! Like the word "bloody"! So, don't worry if you come across all the mentioned above. But you didn't mention a murder, which so many films are all about. I'm glad you've enjoyed this story. 😊
When I watch a horror movie I want A good scare not discussed from blood and gore. The original the Haunting From 1963 I believe still scares the c*** out of me. And I know the movie inside out. It's scary, not gory. I think any horror movie should be filled in black & white. Even today, it adds to the fear. And there's so much more you can do with light and shadow no c. G. I no greens greens, none of the other c*** Just absolute fear from camera angles and the gray areas. Gotta be a good scare
I saw this at a drive-in movie theater with my father, when I was six years old, when this movie first came out in 1964. It really creeped me out and I've remembered it all these years later. So interesting and amazing to see it with old man eyes, in the present day.
i was about 8when i saw the film and don't think i thought about it since then until this came up on my feed. it blew me away back then and memories flooded back including starting an interest in witchcraft lol
It's hard to say which had a bigger impact on the horror film genre, Lon Chaney senior or junior. Both were genius! Jr really does shine in this one! A real skin crawler! Beautifully produced! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 out of 5
Some of the horror movies coming out of Shepperton Studios were amazing, and this is one of them! I hadn't seen this movie before, and I'm sure glad it popped up up!
@@phylliselizahb1041they format the date differently across the pond. It’s day/month/year for them - they mean 5th of January, 2025. It’s their movie so their format trumps! 😁
This is a very good film. I've been a horror fan for all of my life, and really love the movies from the 60s to early 70s the best. I had read about this movie and finally had a chance to see it two years ago on Tubi (of all places)... I'm watching it again now, ad-free! Thanks
I didn't realise that it was on Tubi until your comment. There are some good films on there. I was watching a movie called Eye of the devil before this one came up in my searching for other films.
Brilliant old school horror,reminisescent of the that classic The Devil Rides Out.If you have not seen it it,s a must watch for horror genre fans starring the iconic Christopher Lee..
It’s not easy to find the good stuff like this anymore. I’m really tired of what is popular on the subscription sites. I find myself repeating an old worn out phrase that used to annoy me when I was a child. “They just don’t make ‘em like they used to!”
So much better than the recent “chillers” I watched this Christmas. Atmospheric and great from start to finish. Diane Clare always welcome (see her in the Vulture and The hand of night).
First saw Witchcraft when I was about 13 and that scene at the beginning with the camera panning up to Vanessa’s face gave me the creeps,Yvette Rees done a great job playing her and she doesn’t say one word ,she doesn’t need to . I believe this film was shot in just 20 days too!. I waited about 25 years before it came on TV again and a few years back I got my DVD of this gem of the film. 10/10 for me.
Another great Film......Lon Chaney is the Master of Horror......Amy went to hell where she belonged.......This is a good one y'all............... Patrick ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
this is exactly why witches exist conceptually; property law and land ownership led to spinsters being offed for their inheritence. Still happens in parts of Africa.
Great movie. Never take for granted what an elder tells you in all seriousness like Grandma Lanier. You see it in their eyes. Their face. The wise are aware of the details and surroundings as in this film. Was so glad Grandma survived the witch. In newer films, they kill off the devout.
Getting old has its benefits…I can watch movies over and over, as I can’t remember watching them the first time. I only recall scenes and plot lines as they unfold. I’ll watch this again in a few months and enjoy has much as this time and the other first 30 times I watched it, lol.
A really well acted film with an interesting story - it kept my attention throughout. Thank you for posting it and Happy New Year to you and everyone, everywhere.
This was very well done, except the ending happened all at once. Everyone was outside within 30 seconds of the crypt being set ablaze. That part could have been better. But, overall, I agree with majority of comments about not needing cursing, nudity, computer generation images, etc. Appreciate the upload, hello from a USA audience. Peace to all.
1:11:05 - “Bar the door” This movie is quite interesting from an ethnological perspective of (primarily) Scottish and (secondarily) English (or Irish, or Welsh) customs of the 16th to 18th centuries. It highlights the respective pagan mythologies of that time period and their relationship with the Christian liturgical calendar. “Get Up and Bar the Door” is a medieval Scots ballad about a battle of wills between a husband and wife. The ballad observes a possible consequence of being stubborn when carried to ludicrous lengths, since by being stubborn they lost their Martinmas puddings and left their persons and household open to crime. Now, Martinmas is also called Old Halloween or All Hallows Eve, and was celebrated on November 11 (Samhain); while Roodmas was the Feast of the Cross, celebrated on May 3 (Beltane). Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on February 2 (Imbolc). Lammas, also known as Loaf Mass Day, is celebrated on August 1. It is also the same date as the Gaelic harvest festival Lughnasadh (Lughnasa). You will notice that these traditional pagan dates (celebrating the 4 seasonal periods between the 4 solstices & equinoxes) correspond to 4 liturgical dates on the Christian calendar. Incidentally, the 4 solstices & equinoxes are Litha, Mabon, Yule, & Ostara on the pagan calendar. So, this Roodmas sacrifice in the movie is a Spring ritual to celebrate Springtime (or the Beltane season which occurs after the vernal equinox of Ostara). Ostara is March 20, and Roodmas or Beltane is the mid-point of Spring on May 3. These dates and time periods aren’t exact, but are close approximations and fairly consistent. So, when it comes to witchcraft, paganism, and the corresponding Christian liturgical holidays, this movie production really excelled at getting the details right! It’s very rare to see that kind of historical & ethnological detail so thoroughly researched and presented in a film. Truly impressive!
That was a genuinely good chiller. From the lighting, cinematography, direction, and acting. The end seemed a bit hurried, but the pacing throughout the film really built suspense and unease. The slow, deliberate movement of Vanessa and the way she never blinked was genuinely creepy. What's more, this was shot down the street from where I lived as a kid. Always love to see films made at Shepperton Studio.
@ Yes I know it has happened in real life to but I was wondering why in this movie they acted as if it was legal to rip out graves and no family members could say anything about it! Poltergeist was bad guys wanting the land to build new tracts of homes on so they covered up what they had done to an old cemetery! It was still illegal!
Such movies are masterpieces and too much better than the movies made today . Those were the golden days . Today's colour movies stand no where in front of those BW ones . Dr Jasbir Singh Medical officer . Phillaur, Punjab. India .
These British horror movies were on Saturday night back in the early 70s. Hammer movies too. In the beginning of the creature feature blood dripped down the screen than a women screamed. Really set the mood.
The profit comes from representing it wrong. If they showed Witches as regular people with jobs, homes, pets and families they would lose the sensationalistic factor that sells tickets! The Bohemian Grove is a very expensive Boy's Club for "networking". I know people who have done catering there. The Big Owl is to scare the locals away.
Talking about such, when people are buried, it’s laying them to rest until the Lord comes, it’s not disposing of a body. But there are those so worldly there’s no regard. How many lakes have been made where dams were built and graveyards flooded over! Desecrating a cemetery, desecrating a grave used to be important!
Saw this in original release at the drive ins. The box office handed out 'Witch Deflectors' which were translucent red plastic discs about the size of a half dollar that were guaranteed to ward off evil spells. If I remember correctly, the screen flashed red to warn viewers to employ the device.
I can see it and hear it...unlike most TV and movies that look as if they've been filmed under water and unless I see the actors lips moving , can't hear a word they say. Yay progress???
Those old English movies with Sir Christopher Lee. Too many to mention. All the movies based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. They really worked on your mind. One of my favorite ghost movies was the Uninvited. The films that were in black and white added to the creep factor.
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Proof that you can make a genuinely tense and frightening film without blood and gore, swearing or CGI.
Every aspect of this film the script, acting and the atmosphere created were superb.
Thanks for uploading.
There's nothing wrong with blood as it keeps us alive, gore we all are inside and swear words are just normal words taken from other languages like the "f" word, which comes from the old German language, meaning piercing, and it was a normal, everyday word, meaning just that!
If I'll say " sugar" instead of " shit" which is again a normal, medical word for human or animal excrement , then the word "sugar " will become a swear word.
It's the way we say it!
Like the word "bloody"!
So, don't worry if you come across all the mentioned above.
But you didn't mention a murder, which so many films are all about.
I'm glad you've enjoyed this story. 😊
Btw...love the positivity from viewers around the world..feel part of a global club of people who appreciate horror doesnt have to be "slasher"
Totally agree 😃
When I watch a horror movie I want A good scare not discussed from blood and gore. The original the Haunting From 1963 I believe still scares the c*** out of me. And I know the movie inside out. It's scary, not gory. I think any horror movie should be filled in black & white. Even today, it adds to the fear. And there's so much more you can do with light and shadow no c. G. I no greens greens, none of the other c*** Just absolute fear from camera angles and the gray areas. Gotta be a good scare
I saw this at a drive-in movie theater with my father, when I was six years old, when this movie first came out in 1964. It really creeped me out and I've remembered it all these years later. So interesting and amazing to see it with old man eyes, in the present day.
i was about 8when i saw the film and don't think i thought about it since then until this came up on my feed. it blew me away back then and memories flooded back including starting an interest in witchcraft lol
Luuuucky. Not that that prob wasnt scary but what a cool experience
You poor kids. You should have watched Mary Poppins instead.
You saw this at the Drive-in......You must be 100 years old mate......lol.....Bless your soul............. Patrick 🙏
Mary Poppins is alsof about a witch. Indoctrination and mandatory revelation.
I have been on a Hammer horror bender and almost all UK horror 60-70's. THANK YOU!!!
They used to do great Dracula films. They loved that super bright red blood back in the day.
Watched here in Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸 This December 19th 2024. A true classic. This is a gem of a movie.
Wow! You have a time machine then. 😊❤😊
You and your time traveling buddies, huh?😊
Watching from western rural Colorado 😊
Watching here in Pendle, Lancashire. U.K.
Here in Philadelphia!!
Love the old black and white horror movies....and just the old black and white films....
Always nice to have a wine cellar incorporated in a crypt. Gives a whole new meaning to being "dead drunk".
I usually skip 60s films, but this one was well done. No real cringy moments
It's hard to say which had a bigger impact on the horror film genre, Lon Chaney senior or junior. Both were genius! Jr really does shine in this one!
A real skin crawler! Beautifully produced!
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 out of 5
Both were geniuses - Only one can be *a* genius, dig?
No , we don't dig.@@RingJando
Happy Christmas from Ireland, great watch.
@@eilissmith8591Happy New Year from Jacksonville, Florida
I thought this was going to be a boring movie but it’s actually quite excellent! Love Lon Chaney❤
Some of the horror movies coming out of Shepperton Studios were amazing, and this is one of them! I hadn't seen this movie before, and I'm sure glad it popped up up!
Looooove these old horror movies !!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Never seen this one before! Anything Lon Chaney is up my alley! Love it!!!🤗💕
Excellent. 👍👍 you have to love British summers.🏴
Fog, rain 😅
Fog, rain….sleet, floods
Cracking film, thanks for resurrecting it, on a par with the devil rides out
The British horror films could be more depressing and scarier than American
horror films especially in the 60's and 70's.🇬🇧📺🇺🇲
We had monty python and subversive humour when over the water they were watching I love lucy and a silly talking horse. :}
Thanks. I hate that.
@@rogertemple7193 Big fan of Hammer Horror as well 💀
@@peterbamforth6453 Ummm about 10 years off, mate. Monty Python wasnt a thing until the early 1970's. Nice try tho...
@@ronalddunne3413 Whoops..... :}
Wow! This was a great one I never heard about. Good acting and script. Thank you for posting this.
The first time I have seen this film. Excellent throughout and I really enjoyed it. Watching this in the UK 5/1/25. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow! It's 1/18/2025 today!
@@phylliselizahb1041they format the date differently across the pond. It’s day/month/year for them - they mean 5th of January, 2025. It’s their movie so their format trumps! 😁
This was a great movie. Kept me attentive through until the end. I love these old movies.
6:48 a.m, New Year's Day 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida.
I hope you enjoy the movie and have an amazing year!
GREETINGS AND BEST REGARDS FROM DUBLIN IRELAND 🇮🇪 😊❤
Greetings from Croatia🇭🇷🇺🇲
One scary ass movie. Atmospheric. Lots of shadows. Serious not silly actors. Great plot.
Great film and it never got stupid. THe covens in these movies are usually kind of silly but this was not. No happy ending. Perfect.
British 🎬 s often didn't have a happy ending. Some ended quite ambiguously.
Good one. I'm watching in the daytime though😊
Some of the most scary things had happened to me during the day time.
This is a very good film. I've been a horror fan for all of my life, and really love the movies from the 60s to early 70s the best. I had read about this movie and finally had a chance to see it two years ago on Tubi (of all places)... I'm watching it again now, ad-free!
Thanks
I didn't realise that it was on Tubi until your comment. There are some good films on there. I was watching a movie called Eye of the devil before this one came up in my searching for other films.
Great watch. Thank you for sharing.
First time I have seen this movie. enjoyed it, thought I had seen them all ! One of my favourites is Night of the Demon, black and white British film.
Night of the demon is fantastic
That is an excellent movie.
Love this one. A personal favorite of the era. Love from Santa Cruz, CA.
Good acting. Good pacing. Interesting story line.
Great film! Way ahead of its time. Excellent cast. Great score too!
It is a super old film made at onetime best studios in the UK. Very well cast.
Saw this when it came out and have always wanted to see it again. Thanks!
Wow, new to Me and luvin it 👀👍👍
This is a really decent suspense/thriller/horror movie, that makes good use of cinematography to create dramatic effect. A very well done film! 👏 👍👍
Never seen this before got to check it out 😮😮
Thanks a lot, I enjoyed the movie.❤
Now watch Horror Motel aka City of the Dead
Brilliant old school horror,reminisescent of the that classic The Devil Rides Out.If you have not seen it it,s a must watch for horror genre fans starring the iconic Christopher Lee..
Watched from the Philippines!
It’s not easy to find the good stuff like this anymore. I’m really tired of what is popular on the subscription sites. I find myself repeating an old worn out phrase that used to annoy me when I was a child. “They just don’t make ‘em like they used to!”
The candle bill at that property must be immense, keeping those tunnels and vaults fully lighted around the clock. Health and Safety risk too!
😂
So much better than the recent “chillers” I watched this Christmas.
Atmospheric and great from start to finish.
Diane Clare always welcome (see her in the Vulture and The hand of night).
This one is absolutely brilliant!
Watched here in Spain, December 20th 2024.
Made movies like this on very little money with a great cast, great films don't have to be complicated
GREAT MOVIE.... THANK YOU X
I saw this 🎥 before.Lon Chaney is the 💣 in this.!!!
Yes.
First saw Witchcraft when I was about 13 and that scene at the beginning with the camera panning up to Vanessa’s face gave me the creeps,Yvette Rees done a great job playing her and she doesn’t say one word ,she doesn’t need to . I believe this film was shot in just 20 days too!. I waited about 25 years before it came on TV again and a few years back I got my DVD of this gem of the film. 10/10 for me.
There is NO DOUBT in my mind. The British are the BEST actors in FILMS of all !
No doubt in MY mind, either!!!💜😄😎💜
Except for Roger Moore. Then, what do you know of foreign language actors?
@@nedludd7622 I don't need to demonstrate my knowledge of International cinema to you.
They are superb. So is Toshiro Mifune of Japan.
@@namvet1968 👌
Also in PA, USA but on Dec 26, 2024. Thank you for uploading this!
Great Movie!!! Loved every moment :) Canada
The soundtrack is effective
Watched in Texas. Very enjoyable.
Not when you realise it's all still happening today. Bohemian Grove, California
South Eastern USA❤. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you!
What a fantastic movie. Crystal clear, too. Thank you so much for uploading it.
Another great Film......Lon Chaney is the Master of Horror......Amy went to hell where she belonged.......This is a good one y'all............... Patrick ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So this family stole land, disturbed graves, possibly murdered a woman... but the are also the good people? I was def rooting for the witches!
I think this happened in reality as well….
The wealthy have a right to take everything because everything belongs to them.
Good point !
So true, the 'nice' family are quite shallow and run of the mill dull. Come on Vanessa, do your thing haha!
this is exactly why witches exist conceptually; property law and land ownership led to spinsters being offed for their inheritence. Still happens in parts of Africa.
Great movie. Never take for granted what an elder tells you in all seriousness like Grandma Lanier. You see it in their eyes. Their face. The wise are aware of the details and surroundings as in this film. Was so glad Grandma survived the witch. In newer films, they kill off the devout.
"devout" thieves
Yvette Rees wins my vote for creepiest witch ever!
Getting old has its benefits…I can watch movies over and over, as I can’t remember watching them the first time. I only recall scenes and plot lines as they unfold. I’ll watch this again in a few months and enjoy has much as this time and the other first 30 times I watched it, lol.
A really well acted film with an interesting story - it kept my attention throughout. Thank you for posting it and Happy New Year to you and everyone, everywhere.
Just watched it now brilliance ❤
This was very well done, except the ending happened all at once. Everyone was outside within 30 seconds of the crypt being set ablaze. That part could have been better. But, overall, I agree with majority of comments about not needing cursing, nudity, computer generation images, etc. Appreciate the upload, hello from a USA audience. Peace to all.
So good! I'd like to live in an old black and white British horror film 💀🖤
😂😅
😅😅
Careful what you wish for.
We all are here in Britain, it’s called cost of living crisis, and Kier Starmer, scariest real life movie ever made 😂
@@beverlybradley5485 USA elected tRump again. We're doomed!
1:11:05 - “Bar the door”
This movie is quite interesting from an ethnological perspective of (primarily) Scottish and (secondarily) English (or Irish, or Welsh) customs of the 16th to 18th centuries.
It highlights the respective pagan mythologies of that time period and their relationship with the Christian liturgical calendar.
“Get Up and Bar the Door” is a medieval Scots ballad about a battle of wills between a husband and wife.
The ballad observes a possible consequence of being stubborn when carried to ludicrous lengths, since by being stubborn they lost their Martinmas puddings and left their persons and household open to crime.
Now, Martinmas is also called Old Halloween or All Hallows Eve, and was celebrated on November 11 (Samhain); while Roodmas was the Feast of the Cross, celebrated on May 3 (Beltane).
Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on February 2 (Imbolc).
Lammas, also known as Loaf Mass Day, is celebrated on August 1. It is also the same date as the Gaelic harvest festival Lughnasadh (Lughnasa).
You will notice that these traditional pagan dates (celebrating the 4 seasonal periods between the 4 solstices & equinoxes) correspond to 4 liturgical dates on the Christian calendar. Incidentally, the 4 solstices & equinoxes are Litha, Mabon, Yule, & Ostara on the pagan calendar.
So, this Roodmas sacrifice in the movie is a Spring ritual to celebrate Springtime (or the Beltane season which occurs after the vernal equinox of Ostara). Ostara is March 20, and Roodmas or Beltane is the mid-point of Spring on May 3. These dates and time periods aren’t exact, but are close approximations and fairly consistent.
So, when it comes to witchcraft, paganism, and the corresponding Christian liturgical holidays, this movie production really excelled at getting the details right! It’s very rare to see that kind of historical & ethnological detail so thoroughly researched and presented in a film. Truly impressive!
Jack Hedley plays the senior British officer in the brilliant "Colditz" series.
Yes, and he was very good to along with the rest of the cast.
Before becoming an actor Hedley was an officer in the Royal Marine Commando's for eight years . A real man not a John Wayne imposter.
Great old flick! Thanks!
Nice film, from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Great movie, really well done.
Love this channel
Now that was well done.
Watched from the Philippines❤️🇵🇭Thank you
Enjoying this from Columbus Ohio.
Now 2025 love the old films 🎥
That was a genuinely good chiller. From the lighting, cinematography, direction, and acting. The end seemed a bit hurried, but the pacing throughout the film really built suspense and unease. The slow, deliberate movement of Vanessa and the way she never blinked was genuinely creepy. What's more, this was shot down the street from where I lived as a kid. Always love to see films made at Shepperton Studio.
Never heard of it being legal to tear up a known cemetery without moving the bodies somewhere first! 🤔
Fiction is hardcore :D
Legal or not, it is I'll advised.
Remember Poltergeist 😁
@ Yes I know it has happened in real life to but I was wondering why in this movie they acted as if it was legal to rip out graves and no family members could say anything about it! Poltergeist was bad guys wanting the land to build new tracts of homes on so they covered up what they had done to an old cemetery! It was still illegal!
Such movies are masterpieces and too much better than the movies made today . Those were the golden days . Today's colour movies stand no where in front of those BW ones .
Dr Jasbir Singh
Medical officer .
Phillaur, Punjab.
India .
This is my great morning movie today in Chillicothe, Illinois! 🎬🎼
Helen left with an old fashioned tracking device on her back bumper!
These British horror movies were on Saturday night back in the early 70s. Hammer movies too. In the beginning of the creature feature blood dripped down the screen than a women screamed. Really set the mood.
I love how she watched everything unseen then ran into the room screaming Amy 😱.
If you enjoyed Chaney in this, check him out in "Spider Baby."
I've seen a lot of clips from that film.
That was one wild film. Spider Baby
That was one wild film. Spider Baby
Ah gotta love how wrong they got witchcraft but totally love these old black and white horror movies. I grew up watching them 😉
Not really. Bohemian Grove is next level
The profit comes from representing it wrong. If they showed Witches as regular people with jobs, homes, pets and families they would lose the sensationalistic factor that sells tickets!
The Bohemian Grove is a very expensive Boy's Club for "networking". I know people who have done catering there. The Big Owl is to scare the locals away.
Thank you 👍🏻
Talking about such, when people are buried, it’s laying them to rest until the Lord comes, it’s not disposing of a body. But there are those so worldly there’s no regard. How many lakes have been made where dams were built and graveyards flooded over!
Desecrating a cemetery, desecrating a grave used to be important!
Saw this in original release at the drive ins.
The box office handed out 'Witch Deflectors' which were translucent red plastic discs about the size of a half dollar that were guaranteed to ward off evil spells.
If I remember correctly, the screen flashed red to warn viewers to employ the device.
Reminds me of an English version of Dark Shadows, curses and family secrets. What fun!
I can see it and hear it...unlike most TV and movies that look as if they've been filmed under water and unless I see the actors lips moving , can't hear a word they say. Yay progress???
Thanks
A good old film, and no reclam?? Old mama sit in the night and whatsc when i miss my husband!!😮❤
The little doll reminds me of the Elf on the Shelf
Wow! Riveting right up to end.
Those old English movies with Sir Christopher Lee. Too many to mention. All the movies based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. They really worked on your mind. One of my favorite ghost movies was the Uninvited. The films that were in black and white added to the creep factor.
When I first saw the drowned man, I thought it was Kramer from Seinfeld. This is the funniest non-intentional comedy that I've ever seen.
Thanks.great movie from Melbourne Australia January 2025
Wow, it's that bloke from Lucio Fulci's The New York Ripper!
You are Australian.
@@martinholmes-ue9ko No I'm from England.
@PerryCJamesUK me too.
@@martinholmes-ue9ko Then you might know what I mean when I say "He was also in 'Ello 'Ello, as well."
Really good movie !
Wow. "McHale's Coven" (to quote a chat during "Devil's Rain" 🎬)
Made back when They knew how to make a good Horror Movie not like the trash 🗑️ they call themselves Making to day
Yep not a dumb teenager waiting to add to the body count in sight!
Hard drinking has taken a toll on Lon, few years before he died…..
He looks like a booze hound.
Preparing to watch. 12/28/24
Very scary!