The Dunwich Horror
by Daniel Haller
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Actor: Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Lloyd Bochner, Sam Jaffe, Sandra DeeDirector: Daniel Haller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Movie Review: 70's Psychedelic Occult Thriller From Roger Corman
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Dunwich Horror" is a bizarre occult thriller based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story of the same title. It was directed by Roger Corman who directed many Vincent Price features based on Edgar Allan Poe's short stories such as "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Pit and the Pendulum." Like the great Mario Bava himself, Corman was able to produce lavish films with small budgets. The set pieces of "The Dunwich Horror" have a mod, psychedelic flair. The animated opening title sequence has a great musical score by the famous Les Baxter who wrote the lyrics for "Born Free."
Sandra Dee of "Gidget" fame is wonderful as Nancy, a cute, na?ve, college librarian who is lured to Dunwich by charming, but mysterious, Wilbur Wheatley (Dean Stockwell of "The Manchurian Candidate"). Wilbur lives in a spooky, fog-enshrouded mansion with his grandfather and a grotesque creature that is kept behind a locked door on the top floor. Wilbur plans on stealing the "Necronomicron," an ancient occult text book, and reciting words from it while sacrificing Nancy. All this in order to open a gateway into another dimension. Dr. Henry Armitage (Ed Begley) struggles to get the "Necronomicron" back and prevent the disaster. Meanwhile, the creature escapes and begins killing townspeople in gruesome fashion.
"The Dunwich Horror" capitalized on the popularity of "Rosemary's Baby;" both films deal with the raping of a drugged young woman and demonic birth. Some of the special effects are obviously low budget, such as the burning of the house. The altar on the cliff looked extremely unrealistic. (Why hadn't the superstitious villagers destroyed that?) However, the interior sets were lavish and Mario Bava-like in their use of vibrant primary colors. Look for Talia Shire of "Rocky" fame who was cast in the small role of Nurse Cora.
This bizarre blend of occult horror and science fiction is highly recommended for those who enjoy horror films made in the 60's and 70's. It is very campy, especially the dream scenes where brightly painted, naked hippies (looking like savages) are fondling and chasing Sandra Dee who is dressed in sheer black. Modern horror fans will probably want to pass on this one. However, a remake is scheduled for release in 2009. Dean Stockwell returns to portray the elderly Dr. Armitage. I'm looking forward to it. Today's high tech special effects should give new life to "The Dunwich Horror" and give justice to the H. P. Lovecraft short story on which it is based.
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