Back from the Dead (1957)

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Count Rickula Sarcophagus

The ritualistic Satanic cult in Back from the Dead was surprisingly creepy for something out of the late 1950s. A pregnant body hijacked by a resurrected spirit through blood sacrifice, only her sister is willing to pit herself against the evil magic thwarting her from…

Hollie Horror

Peggie Castle plays both of Arthur Franz’s wives in this quasi-occult horror movie. First, she’s the proper 50s housewife Mandy, until she miscarries and then wakes up as Felicia, his devil-worshiping former wife who died six years ago. There are two hilarious things that…

Doctor Pretorius

I made an accidental "woman possessed by a dead woman" double feature last night. Started with Woman Who Came Back (1945) and followed with 1957's Back from the Dead. In Woman Who Came Back, Lorna (Nancy Kelly), is a scion of a small New England town's witch-hunting…

kennelco

The ambition of its plot exceeds the capabilities of its script, but what this movie does and where it goes is damn cool. Coastal witchcraft rituals and possession in the late 1950’s is a welcome step removed from the trends of the day as is its screenplay written by a…

D Edward

"Satanist coven and... but..." It's like a cheapo-1957 version ofThe Seventh Victim. Sorta. Really flat, featureless, tv-screen filmmaking; it does nothing to create atmosphere or generate mood -- to such an extent that its very blandness almost becomes a selling point.

Lencho of the Apes

Suburban Cult, Other Woman, Body Possession Noir joint, one that flaunts everything its got going for it, regardless of the budget and production constraints. And with a title like that though, you could almost question if this jam does indeed deliver what it claims, but…

cineurbe

A pretty good gothic noir about passion and Satanists.

KingKevzilla

"My ex is crazy" ok but is she trying to ghost-murder you through an elaborate cult scheme? That's what I thought

Mazinkaiser