The Widderburn Horror by R. Warner-Crozetti

Not released until the mid-1970s, this was eventually sold to TV where it became a late night cable staple for awhile. Chaney’s character sports a pair of horns under his hood and supposedly has cloven hooves instead of feet (which we never even get to see).

A dog is killed (offscreen), we get one very brief shot of a werewolf face and there’s finally an attempt at a human sacrifice at the very end. That footage is little more than dull Satanic chants, more dancing and characters sitting around redundantly recapping what's going on.

At least another ten to fifteen minutes are swallowed up by the new Warren footage, which features his then-wife Katherine Victor as a witch named Lila. Kate Mallory ( Andrea King), show up to try to help the feeble Andre and end up getting in the middle of things.Īside from lots of incredibly boring sequences where characters sit around on cheap looking sets discussing things, about ten minutes are set aside from five different Satanic dances (three of which are performed by large-breasted blonde Sabrina dressed in a bikini top and loincloth). Eric Campion ( Jerome Thor), who’s been in love with Valerie for years, and skeptical psychiatrist Dr. The estate comes equipped with a special room where members of family are placed once the “curse of insanity” kicks in. Valerie Desard ( Dolores Faith), born of a witch, wants to live a normal life but can’t because of her cursed heritage. Paul Desard ( Tom Drake) has lost the use of his arm thanks to a wolf attack and may change into a werewolf during an upcoming full moon. Actually deserving his spot in Hades is evil, cloaked warlock Belial Desard ( Lon Chaney, Jr.), a faithful Satanist who was driven out of ancestral home by his terminally ill “black magician” brother Andre ( John Carradine), who hordes the family wealth and tries to keep Belial and his hooded cult away from his home (and away from a sacred book of spells). Opening narration informs us about the cursed Desard family of the small village of Widderburn and how each of the four surviving members are condemned to hell regardless of their Earthly intentions.

The Widderburn Horror by R. Warner-Crozetti