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Back from the Dead (1957)

Back from the Dead poster
Directed by
Charles Marquis Warren
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets drawn into a devil cult and becomes possessed by the spirit of her husband's first wife who died years ago. Her husband watches as her behavior becomes increasingly strange and threatening.

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What happens

Back from the Dead is a 1957 American horror film produced by Robert Stabler and directed by Charles Marquis Warren for Regal Films. The film stars Peggie Castle, Arthur Franz, Marsha Hunt, and Don Haggerty. The narrative concerns a young woman who, under the influence of a devil cult, is possessed by the spirit of her husband's first wife, who had died six years earlier. The screenplay was written by Catherine Turney from her novel The Other One. The film was released theatrically on August 12, 1957, by 20th Century Fox on a double bill with The Unknown Terror (also 1957). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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