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14 January 1970 (USA)
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A few years ago in Dunwich a half-witted girl bore illegitimate twins. One of them was almost human! more
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Wilbur Whateley pops over to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon and Sandra Dee. But little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human... full summary | add synopsis
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Necronomicon
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H.P. Lovecraft
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Warlock
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The Dunwich Horror - Preview Review
(From Monsters and Critics. 27 March 2009, 9:13 AM, PDT)
Trailer for the New 'Dunwich Horror'
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(From Monsters and Critics. 27 March 2009, 9:13 AM, PDT)
Trailer for the New 'Dunwich Horror'
(From ESplatter. 23 February 2009, 6:18 AM, PST)
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Fair adaptation of Lovecraft
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Sandra Dee | ... | Nancy Wagner |
| Dean Stockwell | ... | Wilbur Whateley |
 | Ed Begley | ... | Dr. Henry Armitage |
| Lloyd Bochner | ... | Dr. Cory |
| Sam Jaffe | ... | Old Whateley |
| Joanne Moore Jordan | ... | Lavinia Whateley (as Joanna Moore Jordan) |
| Donna Baccala | ... | Elizabeth Hamilton |
 | Talia Shire | ... | Nurse Cora (as Talia Coppola) |
| Michael Fox | ... | Dr. Raskin (as Mike Fox) |
| Jason Wingreen | ... | Sheriff Harrison |
| Barboura Morris | ... | Mrs. Cole |
| Beach Dickerson | ... | Mr. Cole |
| Michael Haynes | ... | Guard |
| Toby Russ | ... | Librarian |
| Jack Pierce | ... | Reeger |
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Rated R for some sexuality/nudity.
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90 min
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Carol Lynley was on the ideas list for the female lead.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Every person in the movie pronounces the town's name as "Dun-witch"; in fact, it is pronounced "Dun-itch", with a silent 'W' as in "Greenwich village".
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Is it possible to read "The Dunwich Horror" online?What were the birds that were trying to catch Old Whateley's soul?
Was Nancy a willing participant in Wilbur's plan to evoke the Old Ones?
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The film boasts fairly good performances by some veteran Character actors. Ed Begley is a rock-like Armitage, and Sam Jaffe is an appropriately mangy (and deranged) Old Whately.However, it could have benefited from much better direction and a tighter script.It would also have helped to set it in the Twenties. Perhaps Tim Burton could do a remake. In fact a couple of Lovecraft's tales could stand retelling by Burton-or Lynch.