In the Arkam University, Dr. Henry Armitage (Ed Begley) has the infamous Necronomicon exposed in a glass box in the library. Dr. Armitage's assistants Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee) and Elizabeth Hamilton (Donna Baccala) are closing the library, when Wilbur Whateley (Dean Stockwell) arrives and asks to consult the notorious book. Nancy is seduced by the young man and lends the Necronomicon to him. But soon Dr. Armitage arrives and guards the book in the glass box. Then they go to a restaurant and Wilbur says that he lives in Dunwich. When Dr. Armitage and Elizabeth leave the restaurant, Nancy offers to drive him home. When they arrive at the Whateley's home, she accepts a spiked tea and Wilbur sabotages her car. Nancy decides to stay at his house, but she does not know that Wilbur wants to conjure the Old Ones and Nancy and the Necronomicon are essential for his purpose.
"The Dunwich Horror" is a horror film with a good storyline, but lame screenplay, terrible acting, and awful special effects. There are many holes in the plot, and it is hard to list all of them. But how Dr. Henry Armitage and Elizabeth easily find Wilbur's isolated house; how Elizabeth vanishes from the story; how the security guard runs onto a man holding a spear; and how the local from the mob shots the being and nobody overhears the firing of the weapon are terrible. The acting in general is very poor, but the special effects are among the worst that I have ever seen. My vote is four.
Title (Brazil): "O Altar do Diabo" ("The Devil's Altar")
Note: On 24 November 2022, I saw this film again.
"The Dunwich Horror" is a horror film with a good storyline, but lame screenplay, terrible acting, and awful special effects. There are many holes in the plot, and it is hard to list all of them. But how Dr. Henry Armitage and Elizabeth easily find Wilbur's isolated house; how Elizabeth vanishes from the story; how the security guard runs onto a man holding a spear; and how the local from the mob shots the being and nobody overhears the firing of the weapon are terrible. The acting in general is very poor, but the special effects are among the worst that I have ever seen. My vote is four.
Title (Brazil): "O Altar do Diabo" ("The Devil's Altar")
Note: On 24 November 2022, I saw this film again.