A newlywed husband named Jerry Lebon (Tim Matheson) is unsatisfied with his job as he is used to working with his hands so him and his wife named Linda (Pamela Sue Martin) decide to move to a country type area on an Devlin Island where they buy an old house and are greeted by a strange old lady named Beatrice Glover (Barbara Billingsley) who seems to make them feel welcome as well as a neighborly couple by the names of Nicolas (James Sikking) and Matty (Inga Swenson) who bring them a housewarming gift but then their moods change towards them after they find out that they have a dog.
Linda and Jerry also discovers a strange and sinister old man in an upstairs window always staring at them as well as an empty graveyard and an underground satanic temple.

Their friend named Slater (Woody Harrelson) pays a visit to them as Linda tells him how strange the locals behave there and when Slater leaves after his visit his jeep automatically starts to go backwards and drives him off a cliff causing him to die as well as their dog being run over.
Linda and her friend Debbi McGwin (Susan Ruttan) also discovers a bedroom during an open house party with unusual stuff there.

Linda soon finds out that in 1722 A.D. that the town has been a haven for devil worshippers whose leader had been burned alive at the stake and that the inhibitants of Devlin Island are all over 300 years old-the orgiginal coven.
Suddenly, Linda is the prime target for a sacrifice but she can't find a way to escape the island at all.

The beginning looked impressive and mysterious as it involves an old man confessing his sins at a cathedral. Suddenly all hell breaks loose which made it more entertaining to keep watching after the opening credits and so fourth.
Afterwards, Linda has a discussion with her husband Jerry in bed by not being happy with his job which seemed fairly okay but not overly convincing.
However, their friend Slater comes into the home and good news is announced which was an improvement offering a believeable happiness
They go to a club to celebrate which shows a jazz singer which the volcalising sounded very offbeat. Yet a nice uplifting moment with their friends together joking around and situations like that.
When both Jerry and Linda enter the island there was a good presence by Beatrice Glover welcoming them to their new home by showing Linda and Jerry around. Before they enter the home Linda shots a creepy and mysterious old man on a top window staring down at her shaking his head which I found this a nice horror touch in the story. Many more moments later on in the story with this old coot watching her in the window which is just as impressive.
Beatrice is hesitant on showing them the basement in which I found that was a nice mysterious moment that something creepy could happen in a horror flick which works all the time.
Their neighbors Nicholas and Matty welcome them with a housewarming gift of fruit which looked almost like heartwarming neighbors. Suddenly all their moods change after they find out that they have a dog which is a nice look at the dog going wild and unfriendly. To top it all off they have a black cat adding more mysterious moments wondering if they are witches.
What's more terrifying is when the couple goes to a candle store and disovers the basement of that store as it's a devil worshipping area. THen they're caught by the owner and he yells at them. A great touch here for sure. Plus Linda later on returns to the store to exchange candles as what she got were black one's. Well all know that those one's are for black magic.
Linda is snooping around a house looking for her dog in the dark woods as well as the suggested horror surroundings looking well done for a TV movie. A good aggression by Nicholas telling her they never have dogs on their island. After this situation something tragic happens as I had a sinking feeling that this was about to unravel.
Slater comes to visit with Beatrice approaching towards Slater too closely as if she was coming on too strong. This moment for sure gave me the chills wonder if she will try to make out with him.
A good discussion between Linda and Slater when she discusses to him about the neighborhood being weird and not knowing what is going on. The moments here was powerfully drawn in as well as it almost looked like they were a pair. Made me wonder if they were about to have an affair.
Slater is about to head back out in his jeep but a demonic force happens to this vehicle when it goes backwards. I knew something deadly was going to happen as this looked extremely suspenseful. Plus, a nice slow motion run on Linda as well as her screaming NOOOOOO!
Linda tries to get Jerry to look at her and talk to her as he shows a negative attitude which was neatly done. There's more of this which he gets more and more aggresive as this left a clue he was being possessed or something to hide. For sure this was well done.
There's a good conversation between Linda and Debbi when they go into a room during an open house party noticing some strange stuff in there.
There's a spooky moment with a child riding his tricycle towards Linda and talking to her. The a good look at him rolling away in the dark and suddenly it looked like he fell off a cliff which gives you the chills. Nice look on her running towards the cliff looking for him and his hand grabs her from behind. This moment was probably the best one ever.
She tries to get to the bottom of things and convinced that these people have been around for centuries since the people who died there was way back then. It was well out into the story but needed a bit more inspiration. Yet for a TV movie it's hard to compare it to a motion picture. Alot of brain teasing moments when she tries to look for clues. Also goes to look for a gravestone and a cheesy moment on one rising which kinds spoiled the suspense for this moment as it looked too unconvincing.
Finally she goes up in the attic to where the old man and a discussion happens about what is going on in the village. This for sure was fun to watch.
The terror really happens when she is prevented for leaving the island and even the friends she was close with aren't whom they were cracked up to be. There moments were spooky and very weird but in a good horror fashionable way.
There are good nightmare sequences with Linda trying to get away from everything with good camera effects. It for sure brainteased me thinking it was just a dream. No it isn't this is really happening!!!!
Then during the final moment a perfect dark moment with the chapel bell bonging as well as a nice shot on a chapel with smoke around it and later on exploding.
Bottom line is that this is an interesting TV movie but it looks quite cheesy and low budgeted. However, there are lots of fun touches throughout the movie like with the people acting strange over certain things like the newlyweds dog or showing their year of birth on stuff too which made it mysterious. But it just didn't have enough frights or good enough frights in lots of spots that it the stroy was trying to do. Just watch it for the fun of it if you're in the mood for a cheesy witch story. The makers seemed to borrow this off of Rosemary's Baby.

The acting is very average and dated. Pamela Sue Martin (Linda Lebon) as the lead and suspicious one seemed to perform like she was still doing The Nancy Drew Mysteries. But does show a bit of intensity to her part when necessary which looks descent enough.Shows a nice demanding attitude when she tries to find out the truth on the people there to get to the bottom of the strange incidents. We have a great intense reaction on her that she is going to leave the island. Does well by getting paranoid quarter way through to someone else and fearing for her safety.
Tim Matheson (Jerry Lebon) shows nice stressed out attitude as her newlywed husband and developed a character quite well. Does well acting negative as well as getting emotional in a certain scene of the flick. Was convincing when acting intense or losing it. Was perfectly energetic too offering terrific adrenaline. Probably one of the best in the cast.
Barbara Billingsley (Beatrice Glover) seemed to bring her point across as a deceiving nice elderly lady who can seem wicked too which looked super. Offered a strong and wicked attitude as well as being creepily approachable in which she shows off a perfect versatality. A remarkeable character actress and had the perfect looks and appeal for this part.
Woody Harrelson (Slater) seems to perform his part quite memorably well as he always does well with a show most of the times. Shows off a nice spunky and trustworthy type of behavior. Also was quite charming in some spots which was also believeable and strong. Was on the ball with stuff when he is having a conversation.
Jeff Conaway (Josh McGwin) breezed in and out of the film but he stood out well as a happy go lucky type of friend. He added some nice charm to his part as well as acting bubbly and outgoing too. He made his part worthwhile.
Susan Ruttan (Debbi McGwin) as his wife had a soft spoken type of speaking but however was a bit wooden in her performance. She didn't seem to offer much characteristics. But near the end of her role she did seem to come off as a bit creepy.

A knife is stabbed through an old man and another man stabs himself but it's not bloody or graphic.

Shuki Levy has some nice piano music for the peaceful moments of the film as well as synthesizer violin soundings too for the suspense. Plus some echoey and airy sounds here and there which was entertaining to listen to. However there wasn't much more noticeable music for the flick folks which is a shame since that's what was needed to make the scene's suspenseful.