The Witchmaker (1969)

The Witchmaker: Directed by William O. Brown. With Anthony Eisley, Thordis Brandt, Alvy Moore, John Lodge. A psychic researcher and his assistants investigate a series of murders of beautiful young women.

“In THE WITCHMAKER, eight women have been killed in the same bizarre, ritualistic fashion. All in the same bayou. Psychic researcher, Dr. Hayes (Alvy Moore) and his team, along with a reporter, have arrived to investigate the phenomenonu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a fantastic drive-in movie of the period, full of occult horror, suspense, and a general atmosphere of impending doom. Moore plays his role straight, without a hint of his TV persona from Green Acres. Nor does he smirk with ironic self-awareness. Heu0026#39;s serious, and it works!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThordis Brandtu0026#39;s character, Tasha, is what is known in the film as a u0026quot;sensitiveu0026quot;, what might be called an u0026quot;empathu0026quot; today. Tasha becomes the central character, mixed up with the wicked practitioners of the dark arts, including the insane, aptly named u0026quot;Luther The Berserku0026quot; (John Lodge), and an ancient witch known as Jessie (Helene Winston).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAside from the odd moment of clunkiness, this is a solid offering of paranoia and dread…”