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James Robertson
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Barra Grant | ... |
Chris Robertson
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Tani Guthrie | ... |
Kitty Duarte
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Paraluman | ... |
Juana Rios
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Vic Silayan | ... |
Dr. Dangal
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Vic Diaz | ... |
Carlos Ching
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Gina Laforteza | ... |
Andrea
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Ben Rubio | ... |
Tommy Tantulco
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Paquito Salcedo | ... |
Mortician
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Chito Reyes | ... |
Guerilla
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Bobby Greenwood | ... |
Mrs. Postlewaite
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James Robertson buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife, Chris. Chris, gradually taken over by the personality of the witch in the painting that she resembles, allies herself with two other reincarnated witches to plan James' death, as he proves to be a descendant of the man responsible for the witches' fate. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
I'd never heard of this 70's horror movie until the other night when TCM had a late night airing. I've always liked Tom Selleck and even in this effective but somewhat cheesy scare-fest he does an awesome acting job! For the time and plot, this movie does include some chilling suspense and eerie music and/or chanting--the freaky calling out of the wife's name in the middle of the night was a perfect tool to get you on the edge of your seat!
However, the ending was really stupid in my opinion! I don't want to say what happens, as I don't want to really include a "spoiler." But, with all the build-up and suspense, the way the film concludes was a total let-down and ridiculous! To me no matter how awesome or superb a movie was...if the end is terrible then it ruins the rest of it as well.
I would not recommend bothering with this...unless you're a die-hard Selleck fan, or a 70's cult-horror film collector (that doesn't care how films play out or end). However, if you like Selleck...stick with "Magnum, p.i.!"