Night of The Eagle (based on Fritz Leiber's splendid novel Conjure Wife) would have been a classic with just a little more restraint; as such its last hour is almost a total pitch into non-stop horror, to the extent that it becomes a little overbearing and almost spoils the many superb horror set-pieces.Peter Wyngarde (yayy - it's Jason King!!!) plays a lecturer at a small town college whose relentless dismissal of the supernatural - even scrawling "I Do Not Believe" on the blackboard during one of his lectures - comes to seem extremely foolish after he burns all his wife's voodoo protections. On some subconscious level Tansy has come to suspect her husband is in danger, and of course, she is right.This is a movie that can be viewed as a close companion to Night Of The Demon, in that both films show a rigidly disbelieving academic forced to confront the idea that there ARE more things on earth than are dreamt of in their philosophies. Demon is a superior film, but Wyngarde and Janet Blair are far better in their roles than Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins were in that movie.There are some brilliantly terrifying scenes to enjoy - the Monkey's Paw style THING that wants ingress while one of Wyngarde's lectures plays on tape, the possession scene, and of course, the eagle itself. Wyngarde unknowingly removes the "Not" from his earlier blackboard pronouncement while menaced by the giant creature. A great little touch.One must give a mention to Margaret Johnston's terrifically vindictive performance. She almost steals the film from the leads, and, again comparing it to Demon, is as good as Niall McGuinness was as the warlock in that movie. With just a little bit more finesse this could have been an all-time classic. As it is it's still a very good and worthwhile movie.

This evening was the first time I have ever seen this film - it's pretty good. One of the better witchcraft films I've ever seen. I can see why they call this one "Night of the Eagle" as well as "Burn Witch Burn" both titles fit the film. But I really wish they would have left out the eagle bit because it would have been a more believable witchcraft film - it should look like a series of coincidences and accidents - well, from my stand point of view. The eagle was bit too much for my taste so it ruined the ending for me otherwise I enjoyed the film.The way this was filmed is beautiful - some of the cinematography is exquisite, I mean really outstanding.This film would make a great late night flick - and a good one for Halloween season. If you like movies on witchcraft/occult topics then you might like this particular film.7.5/10

Film work must have been thin on the ground in 1962 in Britain as quite a lot of decent actors struggle valiantly in this hoary old chestnut.There's a good orchestral score (if hackneyed) and some nice cinematography too, although the producers couldn't be bothered colourising the film.A young couple just moved on from a post in Jamaica are in a rivalry for a position in a provincial medical college with the catty middle class staff of the college. Quite apropos of nothing at all, the wife dabbles in a bit of voodoo to help her husband. There's some lovely knitwear. The print is surprisingly good as this is the type of nonsense that would have been run on television in the 1960s and 1970s about a million times.

A dashing young professor with his star on the rise is disturbed to find his wife using witchcraft to protect him from the envy of his peers. But his logic flies out the window when malign forces come to beat down his door.Decent thriller with a blend of the psychological and supernatural. The story is solid, although it mostly feels like a padded out episode of The Twilight Zone until the trippy ending elevates the terror. There is a mis-step in the plot, as the rape allegation trails off without giving an insight on the antagonist and it's only when you think back that it makes sense. And the car accident is annoying, with no favours done for the credibility of the hero.It's well shot, especially the seaside locations in Cornwall and the close ups on the veeery interesting face of the actress playing Flora. I do think the lead actress was miscast as she's not sufficiently fey or sweet.The music is dramatic, though not overdone.