Marty McKee’s review published on Letterboxd:
Old-fashioned spook show from the pen of PSYCHO novelist Robert Bloch was directed for ABC by Curtis Harrington of RUBY, QUEEN OF BLOOD, and DEVIL DOG: THE HOUND OF HELL. Not only does Harrington stage the horror like a Val Lewton thriller, but he also pads the cast with actors from 1940s horror films, such as Kent Smith (CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE), Gale Sondergaard (THE BLACK CAT), John Carradine (REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES), John Abbott (THE VAMPIRE’S GHOST), and Keye Luke (PHANTOM OF CHINATOWN).
Occult shop salesgirl Meredith Baxter (just off BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE) and archeology professor David Hedison (LIVE AND LET DIE) join skeptical policeman Stuart Whitman (CIMARRON STRIP) in his investigation of strange deaths in Los Angeles. Appraiser Smith, Baxter’s predecessor Renne Jarrett (star of NANCY), and thief Luke turn up dead, and the perpetrator is a mummy that can transform into a black cat that drinks its victims’ blood. An effective use of shadows and suggestion, as well as a fine Leonard Rosenman (BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES) score, do much to build tension. Baxter ends up clad in one of Liz Taylor’s fancy costumes from CLEOPATRA. ABC wanted Patty Duke Astin, but Baxter is more believably pure.