Thank you so much for posting this! This may have been my first foray into the horror genre. I remember watching this with my Mom on TV when I was in the 4th grade. Been hooked ever since. Forgot about it it until I stumbled across this today. Mom is now 77 and suffering from Dementia. I wish we could watch and discuss this like we used to...Thank You again.
Maybe if she watches it may bring back that memory for a bit, when my uncle heard music he would go back to his dancing days,I haven't heard of it works for movies plus if you can keep her attention to the tv idk just a thought 😘
Another round of lockdown here in Melbourne. I've been hooked on the old Bette Davis films. I loved watching her films as a child in enjoying them even more now.
Thank you for the upload. I mean this with so much emotion attached to it. My sis and I searched for this movie high and low. I literally have not seen this since I was a child. Much thanks!!!
Aside from the creepy horror aspect of this movie, the people in the village seem to have some of the values of the Amish and Mennonites; keeping things simple and as unaffected by the outside world as possible, following long held traditions, a strong sense of community - all wonderful traits. I grew up in Lancaster County, Pa and I’m blessed to have grown up in such an environment. I think because of this, I always found this movie to be very unsettling and it disturbed me because it kind of “corrupted” the wholesome vision I always held for the Amish. I saw this series when I was 15 years old and never forgot it. I’m so happy to see it again after all these years! Thank you!
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!” These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
I was only 10 years old, when this first came out! I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!” These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community, to worship some ",corn idol!!
I love this! Always been a favorite. A funny story about this is it was written by Tom Tryon who was a 'pretty boy" in some films in the 60's and switched careers to writing. On the 1st day of shooting Ms. Davis told him in her bluntly honest way that she, "wouldn't be here doing this if you weren't a MUCH better writer than you were an actor." Lol!
YES! Thanks for posting. We Pagans love to watch these "horror" movie depictions of old European folk tradition myths. This one is fairly true to the book by Thomas Tryon and a great New England version of The Wickerman!!!
The attitude towards "folk horror" and "paganism" was very different in the 70s than it is now. It's hard to explain, but it didn't have the same malicious Christian self righteousness that it has now. It was more of a plot device than outright judgement. Or, at least that was how it seemed to me. I was only about 13 years old when this, and other movies like it, came out, so it's possible I was interpreting it wrong ...
Thanks for uploading "Harvest Home". I've been rereading Tyron's catalog. "The Other" seems to have disappeared, for eternity, but I am grateful that you saved and shared this for everyone. Kudos! xx
A physical copy of the book seems very hard to find. I've been trying to get hold of it for quite a while now and can only find ebooks. I don't really like ebooks and I've never finished one, they just don't feel right.
I was so impressed with this miniseries. Way back in time. Lots of miniseries were on tv at one time. I guess they're only on cable tv now. I saw this one on my teeny black and white tv in my teeny apt. during my college yrs. The screen was barely 15" but I was just fine with it and thankful someone gave it to me. Now tv screens are getting bigger each year and everything so expensive.
They don't make old miniseries like this anymore I remember watching this movie on tv back in 1978 I was eleven years old when this movie hit tv it gave me nightmares for a couple of nights I'm a huge Bette Davis fan I hate that this movie never made it to a decent dvd set
I was 10. My parents were laid back in many ways but our bedtime on school nights was 9pm.We were allowed to stay.up later for 2 things--a special family event or a Bette Davis movie. Lol!
I was 20 and still got creeped out by it! Where I worked it was all we talked about for days after, speculating if those kind of "pagan belief" places actually existed (or still do) in little pockets around the globe!
I was 10, when this movie premiered on NBC. I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!” These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Wow! Thank you so much for this! I have been searching for this for a very long time! I'm a huge Bette Davis fan and this movie is one of my childhood favorites. It scared the crap out of me, but I couldn't peel my eyes off the TV! It's a great movie. Again, thanks for this! 😊
A lot of things creeped me out watching this as a kid! That guy without the tongue!😩 Bette Davis was a gem, like no other. She wasn’t afraid to take on tv projects even though she had been a big star in movies for so long. I still wrack my mind about what actually happened to Grace Aberdeen. Or maybe something went over my head! lol Many stars of the 70’s in this mini series. Thank you for uploading this. 🌽🎬
I remember seeing this movie on tv. I loved it. Betty Davis is so spooky. She is the queen of the crops. An actress who never got her due. The movie has been one of my favorites since I saw on TV many years ago. Every now and then I get an yearning to watch this classic horror movie. Just think this classic was made for tv. This movie does not need to be made over. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful gothic.
Bette Davis was an “actress who never got her due”? She was the first actor/actress to have ten Academy Awards nominations and won two. She was one of the biggest Hollywood names of her era and even afterwards she received the honor of having a song named for her and her expressive eyes!: ua-cam.com/video/EPOIS5taqA8/v-deo.html She loved it!
Evidently, you don't know much about BETTE Davis. She won two Oscars, opened The Hollywood Canteen, and had a long, distinguished film, and television career.
Harry100 I think towards the end of her career, after she played Baby Jane, the only offers she got were for horror movies, which she did, for the money. But I don’t think she was happy about it. Hard for older actresses, I guess they are lucky if they get work at all. Still the same today.
I can't believe I have finally seen it: somebody now feels that BETTE DAVIS, of all the adored and worshiped movie icons of all time, "never got her due." I guess it must be because you hadn't been born yet. I dunno WHAT to say.
@Kaz Poole Oh boy, you are not making any friends with that. Is it your intention to antagonize people and create enemies for trans gender women? I believe it is. They don't use the term "tranny."
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!” These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Such a chilling tale. I have a very battered copy of the book. I always wondered why no network has bothered to produce an updated version of the tv series, not that you can improve on Bette Davis.. Netflix calling..
OMG! My ma, bro & I watched this when it premiered, together. I was in 7th grade, my bro in 3rd. The 3 of us LOVED it! Bette Davis was on fire. What a joy to watch, again. On to part 2!
I remember when this was aired ,And it spooked me big time, Bette Davis was so good and a young Rosanne Arquittee . This is the first time I've seen it uncut.
I read the book the same year this aired for the first time. A seamless transition from pages to film. Fell in love with the name "Worthy" as a result. A truly chilling piece of psychological horror.
It's crazy how many times I think of some old movie or comedy routine and when I look for it, it's just been recently uploaded. (Cue twilight zone theme.)
It’s because of the chips they’ve implanted in our brains. I literally had the thought last night “he held my hand” and the exact thing next video title on the scroll down was about holding hands.
With me, I'll think of an actor I haven't seen or heard about in decades, wonder whatever happened to him or her, and suddenly that actor is everywhere, showing up in everything, and it goes on like that for decades more. The first time it happened was with the actor who played the black guy in The Mod Squad.
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!” These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Why the studio never released this classic TV Miniseries is a mystery. In the horror genre its one of the scariest ever filmed and a very moody atmosphere. I bought a copy from someone online and the resolution is so bad its nearly un watchable. What a shame that this classic is on some back shelf at a studio!
@@davidhanshaw7840 "During the 1980's in U.K ..They where groups like this for real ..using taboo 14th & 16th century satanic worshippers rights ..very small English towns well off the tracks ..All rampant child abusers senior conservatives party including members of ( royalty ) ..and law enforcement just covering up everything ..A really bad times 1980's especially if you were a small kid in the care system you were nobody, a nothing , not even a number, ..That's What this film really brings out! ..for me! 🤕🗺🇪🇺💜
Whomever uploaded this video---it wouldn't hurt to include the late "Betty Davis" along with the title. She's was a very famous actor. Her name would certainly pull in more viewers. Thank you, so much for the upload, by the way. Well worth the watch. The older films, are the best!!
It didn’t scare me. I thought it was pretty cool, kind of like how the female preying mantis kills the male after sex. Just a neat little system, in general.
I was born & raised on Sand Mountain, northeastern Alabama, in Southern Appalachia. My mother's family moved there from South Carolina around 1827 - showed up on Marshall Co. census in 1930. My mother's ancestors came from northern England close to the Scottish border. I'm just two generations away from subsistence farmers. My paternal grandfather came down to Alabama from middle Tennessee. His ancestors came from Scotland. We always had a garden, fruit trees, muscadines (wild red grapes), scuppernong (wild white grapes), picked blackberries. We had cattle & hogs. We had well water until I was 14. I still hate "city water". There really is something spiritually positive about planting a garden , getting your hands down in the dirt, the smell, seeing the first little shoots coming up. I miss living in the hippie Southside neighborhood of Birmingham AL. One of my neighbors grew several rows of corn every year - probably to hide the cannabis he was also growing, too, LOL.
This was an astonishing tv horror production for its time; it pushed the envelope, as the saying goes. The opening credits music immediately impressed me with its lilting, haunting melody which shifts into an eerie, sinister-sounding mood.
Nice movie. Thanks for the upload. Rosanna Arquette was beautiful back then and she is still beautiful even today. I hope everyone enjoys this movie and love to all. Caroline, Trinidad.
Me too. This is fiction, so it's okay, but they try to pawn off scenarios just like it and worse in these Ghost TV Reality BS programs. You start to notice that all the different families, who don't know each other but of course do know the staff creating the show, use the same odd words, like always calling a house "the home" instead of "the house" as normal people would. Obviously scripted even if there's a kernel of fact in those stories. Nobody would stay "in the home" as long as these people claim to have stayed, with their babies continuing to sleep in the nursery apart from mommy and daddy, and every impossible idiocy you can imagine on your most gullible day. Bloody hand points at housewife and starts screaming? She keeps right on setting the table for supper, refusing to look at it, because worse things await them all, things they'll tolerate for months, even years, before getting the heck out. Except that in nearly every case they call in an exorcist before leaving, and the show winds up with a lot of screeching, waving of candles and commands to BEGONE from a Catholic priest, because "the disturbance" always turns out to be not ghostly but demonic. Viewers seem to insist on it, so the show just gives them what they want.
@DancesInCombatBoots ! The film was shot at various locations in downtown Kingsville and Conneaut and many residents worked on the project, either on set, or as extras. In some cases even by allowing their historic homes and buildings, such as the Simak Welcome Center, to be used for filming.
The guy who played David also played John Travolta's brother, Father Frank Jr. In Saturday Night Fever. Another good movie is Crowhaven Farm starring Hope Lange.
I didn't like that one, which might be a recommendation in itself. I found it slapped together without imagination and held in place with chewing gum, the main character turning mean and insensitive without development, hauling off and hitting her mate in the face before there's any reason for a change in her, just a retread poorly done, a big headlong rush to the gruesome sadistic witch coven killing people parts before they could lose their audience.
Crowhaven Farm, yes, all I remember is Hope Lange keeps having flashbacks (as nauseum) about being buried by people with big slabs of stone covering her. Not sure how good it would be seeing it again.
Crowhaven Farm was one of those early 1970s creepy 90 minute movies of the week that was made for tv and has its memorable moments and like most of them tv horror flicks of the day probably terrified the kids but less effective watching as an adult Enjoy it for what it is but don't expect a masterpiece . What 70s horror movies did well was creepy atmosphere.
This scared the shit out of me and froze the piss in my bladder as a kid. So hard to find a decent copy of it, but this appears to be pretty good audio and video, Thank you very much!
Me too!! I can not believe how scarry this movie was to me as a kid. I was so excited when I found the shortened version to re-watch after all these years. Unfortunately to my shock, the shorter version was actually boring! This longer version is not of great quality but I'm super psyched to see it again the way I remember it! Thanks for uploading!
Thanks for posting this! Would you mind setting it so that auto-generated closed captions are available? You can do that in settings. I'm a bit hard of hearing and find it really helps. Thanks :)
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!” These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
I am just starting to watch this. I vaguely remember it on the tv. I know it was scary, but all I remember is the little girl in it. I think it was a good one. Thanks for sharing.
When I was a teenager I went with a friend to babysit and it happened to be at this house . I saw the carriage that they used also . It was something I will never forget .
Wish this mini series got more love and was put on blu ray, or shown on tv again...TCM?. I remember watching this when I was in high school when it first came out. Very good acting and writing for the time, and I was genuinely creeped out by several scenes. Bette Davis absolutely embodies Widow Fortune.
@otterlover95 "the big screen" is a euphemism for movie theater - because of the extremely large screen. Kinda like referring to movies as "flicks". That word comes from "flickers". Over 100 years ago, movie light appeared to flicker on "the big screen". Used in a sentence:. I saw a flick last night on the big screen...
otterlover95 I believe what he is talking about is a big production, movie studio remake. It’s such an awesome story...this TV movie was good, but so much more could be done with it.
The Grand Dame in one of her last performances…brilliant. The perfection of Bette Davis makes this timeless. I remember watching this when it first came out and it’s just as terrifying now as it was then 🧡🧡🧡
Hattie Whitson yes it's the very small town and their weird strange ways deep dark secrets in the town oh and they need sacrifices to have a good harvest.
Creepy fun. The moral of the lesson. If you cross the bridge and decide to stay it's best to just go with the flow. Swimming against the current can have dark, and I do mean dark, consequences.
I have an asthmatic friend who moved o Arizona for his health. He almost died because of the dry heat. He had daily attacks, then moved to Massachusetts and only had a couple attacks in ten+ years after. Its the clean air. Not too dry like Arizona, and not too humid.
I grew up in New England, on the New Hampshire and Maine border, and the "ayah" phrase is solely heard in northern rural Maine. Wikipedia says it was based on a fictional village in Connecticut, but it was filmed in Kingsville, Ohio. WTF? Bad writing. Sorry folks!
The miniseries was original aired on NBC. It was also shown on TNT in 1992, in two parts. This two-parter was the full 3-hour, 48-minute version. It was later broadcast in a slightly truncated version, running just about 3 hours, on the Sci-Fi Channel at some point in the mid-1990s. Many bootleg copies are taken from this source. The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home has been released on video; this version is more heavily edited, running only 2 hours long.
Fun fact: Rosanna Arquette as Kate Constantine (the sickly daughter) also plays Jodie (the one with all the shit in her face), Lance the drug dealer's wife in Pulp Fiction.
There may be a good reason for that. The people in this story came from Cornwall and presumably kept the Cornwall accent, as they became an insular community early on. And I think I read somewhere that the Maine accent is also derived from Cornwall.
Anyone watching in 2024? one of my favorites..Love Bette Davis..!!
Me! Loved this since a kid but it terrified me back then! Starts out so innocent and gets so creepy. The late great Bette Davis!
I love Betty Davis eyes❤❤❤
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I heard the book was inspired from a true event?
Just watct fx's feud lol good series
The book was truly a masterpiece. Gothic and written with poetic beauty
Read the book when it was new. Tom Tryon also wrote The Other. It seems he was interested in the horror genre
I heard the book was inspired from a true story ? I understand
books have to be exaggerated to sell do you have any information on this subject.
Thank you so much for posting this! This may have been my first foray into the horror genre. I remember watching this with my Mom on TV when I was in the 4th grade. Been hooked ever since. Forgot about it it until I stumbled across this today. Mom is now 77 and suffering from Dementia. I wish we could watch and discuss this like we used to...Thank You again.
❤ sorry !! Watch with Mom anyway!!! 😇💕💕😇
Maybe if she watches it may bring back that memory for a bit, when my uncle heard music he would go back to his dancing days,I haven't heard of it works for movies plus if you can keep her attention to the tv idk just a thought 😘
So did i many moons age MANY!
Those old memories are the last to go. I would watch it with her again.
Mine’s 87, and losing a lot of recent memories (short term).
I heard a lot of info about the story in the 1800's
Actually now watching in 2024, quality viewing 🍿 Thanks for sharing 📺
Hello! Anyone watching this in 2020?
Right here.
Another round of lockdown here in Melbourne. I've been hooked on the old Bette Davis films. I loved watching her films as a child in enjoying them even more now.
@@mariaalexiou2322 I met Bette Davis on February 13, 1988, she was wonderful.
Yes. Here from Texas.
@@lonestarpenny Hi Neighbor, Lubbock, Texas here.
Thank you for the upload. I mean this with so much emotion attached to it. My sis and I searched for this movie high and low. I literally have not seen this since I was a child. Much thanks!!!
Aside from the creepy horror aspect of this movie, the people in the village seem to have some of the values of the Amish and Mennonites; keeping things simple and as unaffected by the outside world as possible, following long held traditions, a strong sense of community - all wonderful traits. I grew up in Lancaster County, Pa and I’m blessed to have grown up in such an environment. I think because of this, I always found this movie to be very unsettling and it disturbed me because it kind of “corrupted” the wholesome vision I always held for the Amish. I saw this series when I was 15 years old and never forgot it. I’m so happy to see it again after all these years! Thank you!
I agree.
there are a lot of loose ends that made this picture corrupt.
CORN. The creepiest of all the crops.
LMAO... I was just thinking the same thing
Indian corn is even scarier....
Never grow your corn next to an Indian burial ground, that will cause the end times.
😂
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!”
These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one
present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
I can't believe I'm seeing the full length version of this again! The last time it was a 1979 repeat and I was 13!
I was only 10 years old, when this first came out!
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!”
These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community, to worship some ",corn idol!!
Me too!
This movie was filmed in my town and the town over from me. Its kinda cool seeing places Ive been in an old movie.
BEV!N ...neat!
Do you really plant corn in autumn?
Seems very strange to me..
What town, where? Hope it’s still as is.
Who was you're last male sacrifice? Did you enjoy it? Are you a :Trumper"?. a cult believer?
@@malina1239 You don't plant corn in Autumn.
I love this! Always been a favorite. A funny story about this is it was written by Tom Tryon who was a 'pretty boy" in some films in the 60's and switched careers to writing. On the 1st day of shooting Ms. Davis told him in her bluntly honest way that she, "wouldn't be here doing this if you weren't a MUCH better writer than you were an actor." Lol!
Ooh! He wrote "The Other!" VERY spooky and wonderful.
I have always LOVED this program! An American Wicker Man. I just wish the full 3+ hr version was available on DVD.
YES! Thanks for posting. We Pagans love to watch these "horror" movie depictions of old European folk tradition myths. This one is fairly true to the book by Thomas Tryon and a great New England version of The Wickerman!!!
Agreed!
The attitude towards "folk horror" and "paganism" was very different in the 70s than it is now. It's hard to explain, but it didn't have the same malicious Christian self righteousness that it has now. It was more of a plot device than outright judgement.
Or, at least that was how it seemed to me. I was only about 13 years old when this, and other movies like it, came out, so it's possible I was interpreting it wrong ...
@@melodiefrances3898 There is no such thing as "malicious Christian self righteousness", just truth. Paganism is just another form of Satanism.
I heard rumor after rumor and many stories the book was written by actual events? from the mid 1800's
Thanks for uploading "Harvest Home". I've been rereading Tyron's catalog. "The Other" seems to have disappeared, for eternity, but I am grateful that you saved and shared this for everyone. Kudos! xx
Does it have a son named, Miles in it? If so one of my very old favs!!
@ Beth..yeah that's the one
Wow I remember that too ,I’ll definitely watch
A physical copy of the book seems very hard to find. I've been trying to get hold of it for quite a while now and can only find ebooks. I don't really like ebooks and I've never finished one, they just don't feel right.
@@incredibleflameboyI have a physical copy of Harvest Home.
This film scared the hell out of me when I first seen it when it came on TV.
Something about those small towns and their "Deep Dark Secrets"
pussy! hahaha.
I grew up in this town and its a really nice place and the real name is kingsville ohio
Me too....
Albert Torres The movie Burnt Offerings always frightened me. Another Bette Davis film.
Albert Torres....really? 😈☠️
Haven't seen this scary little gem in a long time very much appreciated thanks
I have the book. But, I could not find the movie. Glad it is on here. Wish they would release this in HD blueray.
I was so impressed with this miniseries. Way back in time. Lots of miniseries were on tv at one time. I guess they're only on cable tv now. I saw this one on my teeny black and white tv in my teeny apt. during my college yrs. The screen was barely 15" but I was just fine with it and thankful someone gave it to me. Now tv screens are getting bigger each year and everything so expensive.
Why the hell hasn't this ever been released on DVD or bluray?? It's criminal. And I mean the whole miniseries, not the shorter versions.
Because the people who still have it on VHS can charge $120 for the movie and it's in crap condition.
They don't make old miniseries like this anymore I remember watching this movie on tv back in 1978 I was eleven years old when this movie hit tv it gave me nightmares for a couple of nights I'm a huge Bette Davis fan I hate that this movie never made it to a decent dvd set
Herbert Rossman I was thirteen
Lol you guys are old! (Jk I am too🙃)
I was 10. My parents were laid back in many ways but our bedtime on school nights was 9pm.We were allowed to stay.up later for 2 things--a special family event or a Bette Davis movie. Lol!
I was 20 and still got creeped out by it! Where I worked it was all we talked about for days after, speculating if those kind of "pagan belief" places actually existed (or still do) in little pockets around the globe!
I was 10, when this movie premiered on NBC.
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!”
These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Wow! Thank you so much for this! I have been searching for this for a very long time! I'm a huge Bette Davis fan and this movie is one of my childhood favorites. It scared the crap out of me, but I couldn't peel my eyes off the TV! It's a great movie. Again, thanks for this! 😊
A lot of things creeped me out watching this as a kid! That guy without the tongue!😩 Bette Davis was a gem, like no other. She wasn’t afraid to take on tv projects even though she had been a big star in movies for so long. I still wrack my mind about what actually happened to Grace Aberdeen. Or maybe something went over my head! lol Many stars of the 70’s in this mini series. Thank you for uploading this. 🌽🎬
yes what the hell happend to Grace Aberdeen?
I remember seeing this movie on tv. I loved it. Betty Davis is so spooky. She is the queen of the crops. An actress who never got her due. The movie has been one of my favorites since I saw on TV many years ago. Every now and then I get an yearning to watch this classic horror movie. Just think this classic was made for tv. This movie does not need to be made over. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful gothic.
Bette Davis was an “actress who never got her due”? She was the first actor/actress to have ten Academy Awards nominations and won two. She was one of the biggest Hollywood names of her era and even afterwards she received the honor of having a song named for her and her expressive eyes!:
ua-cam.com/video/EPOIS5taqA8/v-deo.html
She loved it!
Evidently, you don't know much about BETTE Davis. She won two Oscars, opened The Hollywood Canteen, and had a long, distinguished film, and television career.
Harry100 I think towards the end of her career, after she played Baby Jane, the only offers she got were for horror movies, which she did, for the money. But I don’t think she was happy about it. Hard for older actresses, I guess they are lucky if they get work at all. Still the same today.
I can't believe I have finally seen it: somebody now feels that BETTE DAVIS, of all the adored and worshiped movie icons of all time, "never got her due." I guess it must be because you hadn't been born yet. I dunno WHAT to say.
@Kaz Poole Oh boy, you are not making any friends with that. Is it your intention to antagonize people and create enemies for trans gender women? I believe it is. They don't use the term "tranny."
Oh my gosh. I remember this movie! Scared me silly as a kid. This makes my day!! 👏👏👏
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!”
These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Can’t believe I found this. I remember watching this when I was a little girl. I thought is was so so scary! Always loved this story! Thank you!
Such a chilling tale. I have a very battered copy of the book. I always wondered why no network has bothered to produce an updated version of the tv series, not that you can improve on Bette Davis.. Netflix calling..
Netflix is terrible and woke It'd be far better to just clean up the existing video.
The creepiest scene for me is when the couple is dancing in the yard with that creepy music. This is a good one. Betty Davis never disappoints.
OMG! My ma, bro & I watched this when it premiered, together. I was in 7th grade, my bro in 3rd. The 3 of us LOVED it! Bette Davis was on fire. What a joy to watch, again. On to part 2!
I remember when this was aired ,And it spooked me big time, Bette Davis was so good and a young Rosanne Arquittee . This is the first time I've seen it uncut.
Rosanna Arquette is so young and pretty in this movie!
Bette Davis is terrific! Thanks for the upload, I’ve never seen this movie.
I read the book the same year this aired for the first time. A seamless transition from pages to film. Fell in love with the name "Worthy" as a result. A truly chilling piece of psychological horror.
Is the book better? I am considering buying it. Please let me know. I like the name Worthy too.
This flick is weird. It's partly comedic because the actor accents from the town flip between southern twang and imitated british.
@@arthurswanson3285 By any chance, have you read the book?
@@MrRJMGREEN I bought it and am reading it now. Its well written, I wish I hadnt seen the movie first though.
@@arthurswanson3285 Thank you. :)
What a treat to see Bette Davis. She’s my absolute fave.
She has a weird voice.
A fabulous actress
mine too
I was a kid when this came out. She kind of creeped me out.
But she's always the same, playing herself really.
Thomas Tryon novels are extremely well written. Very unique voice.
It's crazy how many times I think of some old movie or comedy routine and when I look for it, it's just been recently uploaded. (Cue twilight zone theme.)
I know, like a song that I haven't heard since the 80s or 90s will run through my mind and then the next day, I'll hear it on the radio. Funny!
I've noticed the same thing. It is kind of a Twilight Zone thing.
It’s because of the chips they’ve implanted in our brains. I literally had the thought last night “he held my hand” and the exact thing next video title on the scroll down was about holding hands.
Robert Brotherton -That happens to me a lot, too!
Usually in ‘cycles’. 👍🏼
With me, I'll think of an actor I haven't seen or heard about in decades, wonder whatever happened to him or her, and suddenly that actor is everywhere, showing up in everything, and it goes on like that for decades more. The first time it happened was with the actor who played the black guy in The Mod Squad.
I've seen the three-hour version, or maybe three and a half, but this complete version is better. Thanks.
Thanks for the upload. I haven’t seen this since it aired on tv!! Wonderful!
"This needs a release on to official blu-ray & DVD too! ..like yesterday!
"Stay safe 😷
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I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!”
These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Why the studio never released this classic TV Miniseries is a mystery. In the horror genre its one of the scariest ever filmed and a very moody atmosphere. I bought a copy from someone online and the resolution is so bad its nearly un watchable. What a shame that this classic is on some back shelf at a studio!
@@davidhanshaw7840 "During the 1980's in U.K ..They where groups like this for real ..using taboo 14th & 16th century satanic worshippers rights ..very small English towns well off the tracks ..All rampant child abusers senior conservatives party including members of ( royalty ) ..and law enforcement just covering up everything ..A really bad times 1980's especially if you were a small kid in the care system you were nobody, a nothing , not even a number, ..That's What this film really brings out! ..for me!
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Finally full version pre funeral. Big thankyou
Whomever uploaded this video---it wouldn't hurt to include the late "Betty Davis" along with the title. She's was a very famous actor. Her name would certainly pull in more viewers. Thank you, so much for the upload, by the way. Well worth the watch. The older films, are the best!!
so they can take it down.
It's Bette not Betty
I remember when I saw this movie for the first time...omg it scared the absolute crap out of me lol...
Im watchin it now. On a binge wiv 70's creepy horror movies
It didn’t scare me. I thought it was pretty cool, kind of like how the female preying mantis kills the male after sex. Just a neat little system, in general.
I was born & raised on Sand Mountain, northeastern Alabama, in Southern Appalachia. My mother's family moved there from South Carolina around 1827 - showed up on Marshall Co. census in 1930. My mother's ancestors came from northern England close to the Scottish border. I'm just two generations away from subsistence farmers. My paternal grandfather came down to Alabama from middle Tennessee. His ancestors came from Scotland. We always had a garden, fruit trees, muscadines (wild red grapes), scuppernong (wild white grapes), picked blackberries. We had cattle & hogs. We had well water until I was 14. I still hate "city water". There really is something spiritually positive about planting a garden , getting your hands down in the dirt, the smell, seeing the first little shoots coming up. I miss living in the hippie Southside neighborhood of Birmingham AL. One of my neighbors grew several rows of corn every year - probably to hide the cannabis he was also growing, too, LOL.
This was an astonishing tv horror production for its time; it pushed the envelope, as the saying goes. The opening credits music immediately impressed me with its lilting, haunting melody which shifts into an eerie, sinister-sounding mood.
Yes I remember watching this as a very young child and it scared me. It's a joy to be able to we watch these movies. Thanks for the download
Scared me when i first saw it ,still good almost 40 yr on ,and Betty Davis was fab
Nice movie. Thanks for the upload. Rosanna Arquette was beautiful back then and she is still beautiful even today. I hope everyone enjoys this movie and love to all. Caroline, Trinidad.
Someone with bloodied hands points at me and starts screaming? I'm outta there!! O_O
Me too. This is fiction, so it's okay, but they try to pawn off scenarios just like it and worse in these Ghost TV Reality BS programs. You start to notice that all the different families, who don't know each other but of course do know the staff creating the show, use the same odd words, like always calling a house "the home" instead of "the house" as normal people would. Obviously scripted even if there's a kernel of fact in those stories. Nobody would stay "in the home" as long as these people claim to have stayed, with their babies continuing to sleep in the nursery apart from mommy and daddy, and every impossible idiocy you can imagine on your most gullible day. Bloody hand points at housewife and starts screaming? She keeps right on setting the table for supper, refusing to look at it, because worse things await them all, things they'll tolerate for months, even years, before getting the heck out. Except that in nearly every case they call in an exorcist before leaving, and the show winds up with a lot of screeching, waving of candles and commands to BEGONE from a Catholic priest, because "the disturbance" always turns out to be not ghostly but demonic. Viewers seem to insist on it, so the show just gives them what they want.
Especially if they look like a demonic little girl.
@@wendymonette9958 - She's not a "demonic little girl", she's a "prepubescent pagan princess"!
Some lady dressed in black shows up in every pik, but I didnt see when I took the pics, never going back to that area. No way in hell.
Yes! Thank you for putting this out there. A classic story.❤❤❤
Some of these movies locations we're filmed in my small town Conneaut Ohio. And Kingsville Ohio.
@DancesInCombatBoots ! don't forget kingsville is in it too! :)
@DancesInCombatBoots ! The film was shot at various locations in downtown Kingsville and Conneaut and many residents worked on the project, either on set, or as extras. In some cases even by allowing their historic homes and buildings, such as the Simak Welcome Center, to be used for filming.
Remember this on English telly as a teenager!
"That old woman in black, with the white thing on her head!"
"She's got Bette Davis Eyes!"
Michael O'Keefe who played Worthy Pettinger is also known for his role as Danny Noonan in 1980's Caddyshack.
wayne zimmerman. He was also married to Bonnie raitt
I did not know that, thanks. :)
wayne zimmerman. He was also married to Bonnie raitt for a short time.
The guy who played David also played John Travolta's brother, Father Frank Jr. In Saturday Night Fever.
Another good movie is Crowhaven Farm starring Hope Lange.
I didn't like that one, which might be a recommendation in itself. I found it slapped together without imagination and held in place with chewing gum, the main character turning mean and insensitive without development, hauling off and hitting her mate in the face before there's any reason for a change in her, just a retread poorly done, a big headlong rush to the gruesome sadistic witch coven killing people parts before they could lose their audience.
Crowhaven Farm, yes, all I remember is Hope Lange keeps having flashbacks (as nauseum) about being buried by people with big slabs of stone covering her. Not sure how good it would be seeing it again.
I thought I recognized Father Frank!
Crowhaven Farm was one of those early 1970s creepy 90 minute movies of the week that was made for tv and has its memorable moments and like most of them tv horror flicks of the day probably terrified the kids but less effective watching as an adult Enjoy it for what it is but don't expect a masterpiece . What 70s horror movies did well was creepy atmosphere.
If you have asthma you don't move to the corn fields you move somewhere where's there's no humidity.
If fictional people did things a fraction as intelligently as even the simplest real-life people, movies and novels would all last about 8 minutes.
i had severe asthma as a kid. when i had attacks my parents put me in a room with the hot shower on to breathe. it worked.
I remember watching this as a kid with my mom, miss those days, but this movie creeped me out. In a good way
Whatever the widow is, it's ancient and pagan. That's why she knows so much.
This movie scared the hell out of me when I saw it at 10.
This scared the shit out of me and froze the piss in my bladder as a kid. So hard to find a decent copy of it, but this appears to be pretty good audio and video, Thank you very much!
sissy boy.
Tool.
The book was better, and Paul likes to call everyone sissy boy or pussy.
Me too!! I can not believe how scarry this movie was to me as a kid. I was so excited when I found the shortened version to re-watch after all these years. Unfortunately to my shock, the shorter version was actually boring! This longer version is not of great quality but I'm super psyched to see it again the way I remember it! Thanks for uploading!
Aunt Jackie's husband from "Roseanne" and Carol Seaver. Bette Davis, as spooky as ever.
All I can say is "Read The Book."
Love this flick. Thank you for posting! BTW, there is an audiobook of this available on CD.
That "psychology" at the beginning 😂😂😂
Thank you so much love the old movies and a big fan of Betty Davis
I still have the book and enjoy reading it. Absolutely love this. Thank you 😊❤️
The book was absolutely great! Better than the movie!
Thanks for posting this! Would you mind setting it so that auto-generated closed captions are available? You can do that in settings. I'm a bit hard of hearing and find it really helps. Thanks :)
Me too. And some of the auto-generated stuff is hilarious, so that's a bonus. :o)
I remember this mini-series on NBC. Betty Davis scared the crap out of me, as the head witch! Especially when I found out she poked out that lady’s husband’s eyes, because he snuck out and tried to spy on those witches! Or when she (Betty Davis) tortured that man by cutting his tongue out, for trying to warn that family about the secret of “Harvest Home!”
These witches took #METOO to the next level, 43 years before #METOO existed!! The crazy thing is, there wasn’t a single black person in this movie, which was factual! Ain’t no black family leaving the city to join no lily white, scary “Amish like”community!!
Yeah you said that already.😀
I am just starting to watch this. I vaguely remember it on the tv. I know it was scary, but all I remember is the little girl in it. I think it was a good one. Thanks for sharing.
I was 18 and watched this with my Mom. She is passed on now and here is that movie again!
I was searching for this movie for many years now gonna look part 1 and 2 thank you for uploading 💞
When I was a teenager I went with a friend to babysit and it happened to be at this house . I saw the carriage that they used also . It was something I will never forget .
Wish this mini series got more love and was put on blu ray, or shown on tv again...TCM?. I remember watching this when I was in high school when it first came out. Very good acting and writing for the time, and I was genuinely creeped out by several scenes. Bette Davis absolutely embodies Widow Fortune.
Good Flick. It kept me interested and I'm looking forward to the conclusion...
More than a little shades of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery.." I can see it coming.
Goody. That, I can live with.
thanks, Glenn, great movie!
They need to re-do this story for the big screen... It's a great story.....Mike in LA, Calif, USA
UNICOMP I completely agree with Glenn close as widow.
@otterlover95 "the big screen" is a euphemism for movie theater - because of the extremely large screen. Kinda like referring to movies as "flicks". That word comes from "flickers". Over 100 years ago, movie light appeared to flicker on "the big screen". Used in a sentence:. I saw a flick last night on the big screen...
otterlover95 I believe what he is talking about is a big production, movie studio remake. It’s such an awesome story...this TV movie was good, but so much more could be done with it.
Wow never heard of this so I'm happy for you tube as usual.
The book was undoubtedly a masterpiece. Thomas Tyron was up there with Stephen King. ❤
THANK YOU, so much! What a gift!!
If it is 1977 or 1978, I am watching it....
The Grand Dame in one of her last performances…brilliant. The perfection of Bette Davis makes this timeless. I remember watching this when it first came out and it’s just as terrifying now as it was then 🧡🧡🧡
That tombstone said 1971 on it, & it's 78' in the movie, the family missed that clue so far. I'm only half an hr into the film
Anybody else reminded of wicker man?
exactly! thank you! and most recently, The Village on netflix
Yes, with a hint of children of the corn...
Hattie Whitson yes it's the very small town and their weird strange ways deep dark secrets in the town oh and they need sacrifices to have a good harvest.
Oh God I hate that that movie, both versions. This better not be anything like that.
@@EatY0urTV The Village was great. Nothing like The Wicker Man, unless atmosphere and costumes is what you notice above all else.
loved this show thanks so much for posting this
Creepy fun. The moral of the lesson. If you cross the bridge and decide to stay it's best to just go with the flow. Swimming against the current can have dark, and I do mean dark, consequences.
That little girl is tracie gold.
shannon kelley the little girl is Rosanna Arquette. She also inspired the song Rosanna by toto
Lol. You 🙄are both right. The teen age girl was Rosanna. And the screaming little girl with blood on her hands is Tracie Gold.
Yes! You are right. Never noticed that.
Of course, they were just stupid. With an asthmatic daughter, they should have moved to Arizona or New Mexico.
I have an asthmatic friend who moved o Arizona for his health. He almost died because of the dry heat. He had daily attacks, then moved to Massachusetts and only had a couple attacks in ten+ years after. Its the clean air. Not too dry like Arizona, and not too humid.
@@EatY0urTV new england can be terribly humid in summer.
Yeah, they were stupid. Stupid fictional people. Can't stand 'em.
Read the story years ago.
I grew up in New England, on the New Hampshire and Maine border, and the "ayah" phrase is solely heard in northern rural Maine. Wikipedia says it was based on a fictional village in Connecticut, but it was filmed in Kingsville, Ohio. WTF? Bad writing. Sorry folks!
My God! The lovemaking scenes between those two are horrifying.
Ikr?
I would RUN from that if someone tried it on me!!!
The miniseries was original aired on NBC. It was also shown on TNT in 1992, in two parts. This two-parter was the full 3-hour, 48-minute version. It was later broadcast in a slightly truncated version, running just about 3 hours, on the Sci-Fi Channel at some point in the mid-1990s. Many bootleg copies are taken from this source. The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home has been released on video; this version is more heavily edited, running only 2 hours long.
Huh? This version (part 1 and 2 together) is nearly 4 hours ... just like originally broadcast. What are you talking about.
@@eduardo_corrochio He was talking about the video version, he use a semicolon to denote that...not "This" version meaning the one we are watching.
@@denofearthundertheeverlast5138 Okay, thanks.
And the book is better🙂
@@michaeldugan3589 Yes, Thomas Tryon was a surprisingly good writer. As an actor, he was basically a cleft chin and a haircut.
Let’s not forget that the little girl in the movie is Tracy Gold from Growing Pains
Fun fact: Rosanna Arquette as Kate Constantine (the sickly daughter) also plays Jodie (the one with all the shit in her face), Lance the drug dealer's wife in Pulp Fiction.
duh.
@@b.deville3236 Thanks?
Brings back so many memories of when I was a kid
I LOVE Bette Davis and I LOVE this movie/book. Thanks for posting!
Nuthin like Plowing Day to refresh one's spirit and nourish ones's soul.
Their accents sound like the people on Murder She Wrote in Cabot Cove, Main.
There may be a good reason for that. The people in this story came from Cornwall and presumably kept the Cornwall accent, as they became an insular community early on. And I think I read somewhere that the Maine accent is also derived from Cornwall.
@@AugustMeteors Thanks for the info. I was an English major in college, and am still interested in linguistics and regional accents.
Me am watching this now, 24th June 2024. Found it using the search engine.
Thank you!!!
Read the book in the 80s and just read it again. I did not know there was a movie. !! It's fall 2023
I have to find a copy of the book. Would make a good read on a stormy night
some true event inspired the book