“There are some doors that should never be opened...”
In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the family curse. Years later Susannah, now married, persuades her husband to spend a holiday in the abandoned mill. Once on the island, Susannah and Mike soon find themselves exposed to the hostility of a gang of thugs led by Ethan, Susannah's brutal cousin.
Gig Young
Mike Kelton
Carol Lynley
Susannah Whately Kelton / Sarah
Oliver Reed
Ethan
Flora Robson
Aunt Agatha
Judith Arthy
Emma
Ann Bell
Mary Whately, Susannah's Mother
William Devlin
Zebulon Whately
Charles Lloyd Pack
Barge Master
Bernard Kay
Tait
Rick Jones
Luther Whately
The Shuttered Room is a drama, mystery, horror film released in 1967 exploring themes of fire, mill, lighthouse, curse, pantyhose. Directed by David Greene, it stars Gig Young, Carol Lynley, Oliver Reed. In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the family curse. Years later Susannah, now married, persuades her husband to spend a holiday in the abandoned mill. Once on the island, Susannah and Mike soon find themselves exposed to the hostility of a gang of thugs led by Ethan, Susannah's brutal cousin.
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