Necromancy
Release date: September 22, 1972
Cast:
Orson Welles as Mr. Cato
Pamela Franklin as Lori Brandon
Lee Purcell as Priscilla
Michael Ontkean as Frank Brandon
Harvey Jason as Dr. Jay
Written by Gail March & Bert I. Gordon
Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Life to the dead and death to the living.
Plot:
Mr. Cato is the head of a witches coven seeking the power of necromancy to bring his son back from the dead.
Richard’s Thoughts:
I had never heard of this one before doing some research on Mr. B.I.G. and Orson Welles in a lead role immediately stirred my interests. Unfortunately, his role is far too small as he is one of the more interesting elements of the story. The story tends to meander around without any solid direction and Lori’s character tends to be a little annoying at times. There are elements of a good story, if not unoriginal (Rosemary’s Baby anyone?), but the end result is simply confusing at times with lots of plot holes that are never really addressed. I might watch this again but I’m not expecting it to make any more sense with repeated viewings.
Trivia:
Released in the early 80s as a soft-core film under the title of The Witching with additional nudity and a different ending.
