Easily one of the finest efforts in Vincent Price’s career as a horror icon, this grimly cynical British production went largely unseen for decades before a recent restoration rescued it from the mothballs. Potent in its depiction of the intersection between religious zealotry and political power, with a memorably sadistic (and abrupt) finale. (The film was titled "The Conqueror Worm" for its original US release, in an attempt to tie into the popularity of a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, but subsequent video releases have retained its original British title.)Would you like to know more?
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