Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee (1970)

Hell hath no fury like a sorceress scorned!

In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

Date of release
1970-07-22
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (74)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Horror
Director
Gordon Hessler

Casting

Interesting facts

Cry of the Banshee is a 1970 horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Vincent Price. It was released by American International Pictures. It was written by Tim Kelly and Christopher Wicking. Despite the tagline reading "Edgar Allan Poe probes new depths of Terror!" the film is completely unrelated to Poe's work, apart from quoting five lines of his 1849 poem "The Bells" before the opening credits.

Trivia

The titular "cry of the banshee" is a signal that someone will die. This is a Celtic legend about a type of ghost and has nothing to do with Satanism. However, "the cry of the banshee" is repeatedly referenced in the banquet sequence of the film during which the two local juveniles are murdered.

The film was played at the first Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in 1997 at the Dobie residence hall near the University of Texas.

It is mentioned in the Rob Zombie song "Demonoid Phenomenon," from his 1998 album Hellbilly Deluxe.

The title of the film inspired the name of the post-punk band Siouxsie and The Banshees.

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