The Devonsville Terror

1983

Horror

Dr. Worley investigates a 300-year-old witch's curse in the New England town of Devonsville. Three liberated, assertive women move into town, which angers the bigoted, male-dominated town fathers. One of the women is a reincarnation of the witch, who proceeds to exact revenge on them.

"Three hundred years ago they burned her as a witch. Now she's back!"

Rating

4.7
29 votes

Popularity

0.9595

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

New West Films

Runtime

82 min.

Status

Released

Release: 10/24/1983

Credits

The Devonsville Terror

Ulli LommelDirector

The Devonsville Terror

Suzanna LoveJenny Scanlon

The Devonsville Terror

Robert Walker Jr.Matthew Pendleton

The Devonsville Terror

Donald PleasenceDr. Warley

The Devonsville Terror

Paul WillsonWalter Gibbs

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Reviews

Wuchak

6/16/2020

6 / 10

_**Moody Witch revenge in Massachusetts**_ Three women accused of witchcraft are executed in Devonsville, Massachusetts, 1683. Three hundred years later, Dr. Warley (Donald Pleasence) investigates the purported curse on the remote village as three unfamiliar women come to town, a school teacher (Suzanna Love), a DJ (Deanna Haas) and an environmentalist (Mary Walden). Are they reincarnations of the executed? Paul Willson, Robert Walker Jr. and Michael Accardo play male denizens of the town. “The Devonsville Terror” (1983) is an Indie mystery/horror that combines flashback scenes reminiscent of “The Blood on Satan's Claw” (1971) with modern scenes akin in tone to “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” (1971), “The Shuttered Room” (1967) and “The Fog” (1980). You could view it as an early 80’s precursor to “The Lords of Salem” (2012). While it’s noticeably more low-budget compared to those films, director/writer Ulli Lommel tries to make up for it with an impressive artistic style and mostly succeeds. There’s a nice eerie rural ambiance. It would’ve helped if the evil religionists were counterbalanced by one or two noble believers, but it’s not like hateful, lying legalists don’t exist. The film runs 1 hour, 22 minutes, and was shot in Gleason & corresponding Lincoln County, Wisconsin. GRADE: B-/C+

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