The Witches 1966.
Missionary teacher Gwen Mayfield angers a witch doctor in Africa and has a nervous breakdown. She is offered a teaching job in small town and soon realises that there may be witchcraft practising going on.
This is a different take on hammer horror, there is no crumbling castles or dark gloomy woods, or witches flying on broomsticks.
This really isnt horror as such but more chiller type with a blend of witchcraft and voodoo, Joan Fontaine and Kay Walsh do give out good performances aswell as Alec McCowen. Martin Stephens star of The Innocents and Village of the damned does have small role and Michele Dotrice stars. Richard Rodney Bennett's background score does give the movie creepy vibe from the opening credits. 6-7 out of 10
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