Roy Ward Baker gathered together an appealing group of performers for this silly horror movie. Stephanie Beacham portrays "Catherine," who’s set to wed the manor's owner, "Fengriffen" (Ian Ogilvy), and subsequently moves into his home. Her wedding night doesn't unfold as expected; she finds that spectral figures exist and are determined to carry out a curse placed on the family long ago. Will they be able to resolve …

The story follows Catherine (Stephanie Beacham), who journeys to Fengriffen manor in the English countryside in 1795 to marry Charles (Ian Ogilvy). Upon arrival, she becomes captivated by a painting of his deceased father, Henry (Herbert Lom), and troubled by ghostly apparitions, including a disembodied hand. Is the solitary woodsman (Geoffrey Whitehead) connected to the estate’s curse? Peter Cushing takes over in th…