Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague, which turns people against her even more, especially as she believes in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena.

[7] Film historian Wheeler W. Dixon reports that Anker’s characterization of the scheming Liona was “entirely convincing” and commensurate with the “uniformly excellent” supporting cast.

[9] Film critic Ken Hanke writes: “[Q]uite the scariest thing about Weird Woman may be the idea of Chaney as a brilliant professor of anthropology.

That’s also what makes it fun.”[10] Director Reginald LeBorg recalls being given the script on a Friday and being told to begin shooting a week from Monday; the cast was filled out shortly before filming.

[11] The budget restraints placed by Universal on their “B” units were such that director LaBorg felt compelled to apply lighting techniques to obscure the “drab, pre-fab sets that he was obliged to use.”[12] Inner Sanctum films, as a rule, cost approximately $150,000 to produce, and shooting schedules were routinely 12 days.