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The Plot: Our film begins at the prestigious Miskatonic University, where Dr. Henry Armitage (Ed Begley) resides as an expert on folklore and history. Within the school library, there lies a book with many ancient secrets. It is the Necronomicon. After Dr. Armitage speaks about this book, he has one of his best students, Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee), return it to the library for safekeeping. However, she encounters a strange man named Wilbur Whateley (Dean Stockwell). Whately, using some form of hypnotic stare, convinces Nancy to allow him to see the Necronomicon despite it being against policy. Dr. Armitage breaks up Whateley’s cram-session with the necronomicon, returning it to its proper display within the library. Dr. Armitage tries to warn Nancy about Whateley, but it falls on deaf ears. Nancy instead decides to give Whateley a ride back to Dunwich after he misses his bus. Unknown to Nancy, however, is that this is all part of Whateley’s goal. He realizes there is something special about the girl, and he plans to use her in order to unleash an evil entity upon our planet.
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