Originally promoted as Vincent Price's 100th film, this was an attempt to capitalize on his appearance in the much superior Witchfinder General. A muddled script and poor direction keep the film from taking off. There are several things of note here, however. First, it offered great German actress Elisabeth Bergner a fine part as Oona, the leader of the witch cult. Secondly, AIP attempted to pass it off as another Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, even to providing a brief quote from Poe's poem The Bells at the beginning. Third, the British cut of the film features animated credits by Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. Fourth, the film was recut and rescored for American audiences. The re-editing actually makes more sense of the plot, and the new music, by AIP stalwart Les Baxter, provides a really cool jolt of energy, especially during the climax and end credits.