The definitive and eeriest of the famous Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur horror films. Dee, a young American nurse, comes to Haiti to care for the catatonic matriarch of a troubled family. Local legends bring themselves to bear when the nurse takes the ill woman to a local voodoo ceremony for healing. Superb, startling images and atmosphere create a unique context for this serious Jane Eyre-like story; its reputation has grown through the years.