The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A college professor who discovers that his wife has been practicing black magic for years forces her to stop but soon learns the true power of the occult.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic73/100
111 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard MathesonWriter
- Sidney HayersDirector
- Charles BeaumontWriter
- William AlwynOriginal Music Composer
- George BaxtWriter
Cast
- Peter WyngardeNorman Taylor
- Janet BlairTansy Taylor
- Margaret JohnstonFlora Carr
- Anthony NichollsHarvey Sawtelle
- Colin GordonLindsay Carr
- Kathleen ByronEvelyn Sawtelle
- Reginald BeckwithHarold Gunnison
- Jessica DunningHilda Gunnison
- Norman BirdDoctor
- Judith StottMargaret Abbott
- Bill MitchellFred Jennings
- Paul FreesPrologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
firehusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookprofessortarot cardssupernaturalspidereaglegiant birdfireplacebird attackwitchcraft