Witchcraft (also known as Witches and Warlocks) is a 1964 British horror film directed by Don Sharp and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Hedley and Jill Dixon.

In a secret chamber deep inside the crypt, Tracy witnesses Amy, Morgan and the rest of the coven perform magic rites which include sacrificing an infant.

As her uncle is about to kill Todd, Amy is pushed past her breaking point and tips over a giant brazier that sets Vanessa and the entire room on fire.

Writer Harry Spalding says he got the idea to make a film from an incident that happened in San Francisco when an old cemetery was converted into a real estate development.

[4] Sharp liked the script for Witchcraft, calling it "a damn good story", although he felt that it suffered credibility problems being set in the present day.

The backgrounds are quietly realistic, with grey, atmospheric photography, matter-of-fact underplaying from Jack Hedley and Jill Dixon, and a more tormented, grander style of acting from the ambiguous Malvina (Marie Ney. ...

"[7] Variety wrote: "Eerie music, low-key photography, competent acting and a gimmick-filled plot combine to make the horror-feature Witchcraft a good example of its kind.

"[9] Witchcraft was released on Region 1 DVD, along with Devils of Darkness as part of the Midnite Movies range of classic and cult horror films, in 2007.