Story Line
In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.
“The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave!”
Top Cast
Barbara Steele
Cynthia Hichcock
Robert Flemyng
Prof. Bernard Hichcock
Silvano Tranquilli
Dr. Kurt Lowe
Maria Teresa Vianello
Margherita Hichcock
Harriet Medin
Martha, the maid
Spencer Williams
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Rating
5.9/ 10
Release Date
1962-08-01
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Horror
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User Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
6/10
•3/17/2024There are definitely shades of Daphne du Maurier in this slightly hysterical telling of a supernatural tale. Robert Flemyng is an eminent surgeon who has a penchant for necrophilia - he drugs them first then has his fun; they awaken none the wiser so...