Orson Welles doing occult horror? The man ate his way through this cursed production.
This is Gordon's re-edit of his 1972 horror film Necromancy starring Orson Welles and Pamela Franklin. This version features brand new scenes (mostly to up to exploitation factor) filmed in 1983 and added by Gordon himself. It also features a brand new score and other changes and the whole thing differs greatly from the original 82-minute theatrical version.
Acting
Welles's theatrical growl versus everyone else's wooden panic.
Production
Frankenstein edit of two films made eleven years apart.
Director
Bert I. Gordon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gordon shot new footage in 1983 specifically to capitalize on the slasher boom, adding nudity and gore the 1972 original lacked.
This represents Welles's final completed live-action role — he died two years later, making his occult-obsessed villain a grim coda.
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