The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

She drained them of their manhood …and then-of their LIVES!

1970 · 106 min · ★ 5.3 · Mystery, Horror

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.

Directed by Roddy McDowall · Written by William Spier

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