Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.
The Dunwich Horror has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Dunwich Horror was released in 1970 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 53 reviews, giving The Dunwich Horror (1970) an average rating of 45%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 59%.
With a score of 45%, The Dunwich Horror is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1970, which stands at 60%.
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