Karloff and Lee give their usual mannered fine performances, but the story made no sense and was a bore.

Contains most of what you'd want from this type of flick and, with the exception of Eden, is a pretty darn good time.

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] Better direction would have benefited a film that nevertheless offers modest thrills for genre devotees.

This might have been a bit better were it actually to feature more of Messrs Karloff and Lee on the screen, but for the most part is just consists of Mark Eden ("Manning") trying to track down his brother, whom he suspects may have been caught up in some occult goings on at a rural stately home. Certainly, there is plenty of drunken debauchery at the start (where don't they lick the Champagne from?) but once it gets into it's stride it all just follows a well trodden path with virtually nothing of note - certainly not scary, anyway, happening until the fire brigade arrive with lightning speed at the end. Beware the legend of the Black Witch - she might make you watch a sequel!