InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

simeon_flake It could be--as far as I know, it's not available on a standalone DVD. I found it paired with a double feature disc, so who knows? At any rate, this could be one of Lon's last few standout features or roles. His career hadn't totally sunk into the abyss yet, but he was still solid, whatever else was going on in his life during this point.As for "Witchcraft" itself, a good B-movie if you don't have high hopes--and that angle may make the movie more enjoyable. Not sure if I should go into too much detail--aside from the obvious--witches, satanic rituals, some nice co-stars (oh, Amy), and a nice, fiery climax where Lon and his niece in the movie get destroyed.Didn't see that coming, but I suppose she was supposed to be evil, too. Of course, having seen so many horrors, you don't always get out alive if you're supposed to be good in heart. Good, popcorn and horror entertainment...7.5 out of 10....

seance-64749 Hi it's about time the 1964 film Witchcraft was made available in the UK on DVD. Long time ago saw this one probably in a season of Horror films on a Friday night! Remember vague bits of it shot in b/w and I've read up on various reviews put forward. So quicker it comes out on DVD the better!

bensonmum2 What a wonderfully creepy and atmospheric film about a witch getting her revenge from beyond the grave. Several centuries ago, Vanessa Whitlock was accused of being a witch and put to death by the ancestors of the Lanier family. Since then, the two families have feuded. As fate would have it, during one of Bill Lanier's building projects, the grave of the accused witch, Vanessa Whitlock, is disturbed. She is set free to finally get back at those she holds responsible for burying her alive.With its recent release on DVD, I've been excited about the opportunity to see Witchcraft. And while I had hoped I would enjoy it, I never expected it to be this good. In short, I loved it. I mentioned it was creepy and atmospheric – quite honestly, that doesn't begin to describe the sense of unease, the feeling of foreboding, and the numerous frights found in Witchcraft. I admit it – the first time that Vanessa Whitlock pops up in a room where she shouldn't be, I just about jumped out of my seat. I don't know when I last found a character in a movie that actually frightened me like she did. Actress Yvette Rees doesn't do much other than stand about looking menacing, but does she ever do it well. Freaky stuff! The credits would have you believe that Lon Chaney, Jr. is the "star" of the movie. While he's the big name in the cast, he's hardly the focal point of the story. As much as I hate to admit this, Chaney actually represents one of the few problems I have with the movie. It's not that he wasn't capable of giving a good performance in a horror movie in 1964 (because he's not bad in his limited screen time), but he's horribly miscast. This is a British movie. It feels British, it looks British, and it sounds British. So just what is the decidedly American Chaney doing in the movie? It's just silly.

Leroy Gomm A 300 year long feud between a a coven of witches and a family of wealthy land developers comes to a head when an old cemetery plot is disturbed, unearthing the grave of a witch once buried alive. Morgan Whitlock, head of the coven , now has his means to take revenge on the usurpers of his land and sets the resurrected witch upon them.A rarely seen and almost forgotten horror, Witchcraft is now available on the MGM / Fox "Midnight Movies" label, paired as a double feature with Devils of Darkness. The big draw for me is that it's one of the last legitimate horror films in the career of Lon Chaney Jr., so seeing it nearly pristine on DVD is a treat I never thought I might indulge in. To my surprise, Chaney's part wasn't quite as big as I hoped, but this is okay as the rest of the cast is made up of mostly British actors, and the Brits rarely disappoint in the realm of horror. Better still is that Hammer Film veteran Don Sharp is at the helm, who has given us Kiss of the Vampire, and Rasputin the Mad Monk, among other genre pictures. Handsomely shot in black and white, Witchcraft has all the atmosphere that both Gothic and 60's contemporary horror fans crave. The mute witch makes for an eerie apparition as she silently stalks her prey, I might liken the scenes of her on the prowl to scenes in A Drop of Water from Bava's masterful anthology.While it's true that the plot is nothing new I do feel the film has style to burn. Modern viewers will likely doze off as it is bloodless and the pacing is a bit lethargic, however in many scenes this deliberate pacing works very well. 7/10