Virgin Witch is a 1972 grotty supernatural thriller that sees sisters Christine and Betty (Ann and Vicki Michelle) run away from home, get picked up by the ostensible hero, Johnny and eventually end up at Advertising Company owner Sybil Waite's stately country retreat, where Christine takes part in a series of photo shoots. The plot involves Betty discovering a ritual space which is the locale for a witch's coven, lead by Sybil and the suave Dr Gerald Amberely. However, it is intimated throughout the film that Christine is a natural witch and she begins to exert her powers to take the High Priestess role from Sybil and introduce a more wanton degree of sexual coven action. At face value this sounds pretty interesting, but the plot is soon revealed to merely be a thin platform to regularly disrobe the sisters (especially Ann Michelle). That said, Ann Michelle puts in a good performance, suggesting a sense of ambiguity about her powers and motives, and so does Patricia Haines as Sybil (to the point that her professionalism delivers a quality that the film does not deserve). Virgin Witch is certainly a film from a curious cinematic era, but it never really casts a spell on the viewer.
Review of Virgin Witch
