There are some doors that should never be opened...
In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the family curse. Years later Susannah, now married, persuades her husband to spend a holiday in the abandoned mill. Once on the island, Susannah and Mike soon find themselves exposed to the hostility of a gang of thugs led by Ethan, Susannah's brutal cousin.
- 6.0
- 1967
- Released
- 1h 39m
Gig Young
Mike Kelton
Carol Lynley
Susannah Whately Kelton / Sarah
Oliver Reed
Ethan
Flora Robson
Aunt Agatha
Judith Arthy
Emma
Ann Bell
Mary Whately, Susannah's Mother
William Devlin
Zebulon Whately
Charles Lloyd Pack
Barge Master
Bernard Kay
Tait
Rick Jones
Luther WhatelyCelia Hewitt
Aunt SarahRobert Cawdron
John Whately, Susannah's FatherMurray Evans
Gang MemberCliff Diggins
Gang Member
Peter Porteous
Gang Member
Donald Sutherland
Zebulon (voice)Ingrid Bower
Village Girl (uncredited)
Released
en
- #fire
- #mill
- #lighthouse
- #curse
- #pantyhose
Reviews
***Eerie mood and scenes that burn into your psyche*** A well-to-do man and his young wife (Gig Young and Carol Lynley) visit an island off the coast of New England, which was the childhood home of the wife. They are harassed by ruffians and learn that her now-dilapidated estate is haunted or cursed. Although warned to leave by the locals they decide to stick around. Havoc ensues. “The Shu