Thought not as outlandish as the 2-hour season premiere MURDER ON VOODOO ISLAND, this episode is more low-key in setting and tone but still ludicrous.
A vacation in a remote cabin leads the pair to a Satanic cult where they must rescue a teenage female sacrifice from the grip of devil-worshippers.
A rattlesnake figures into the plot, and the finale with the victim playing on-and-off with the circuit breaker is mildly entertaining, otherwise nothing much to recommend here.
IMO the most interesting aspect of this one is the appearance of Bess Gatewood as the gas station owner's daughter, who tries to apologize for the hostile reception S&H get from the townsfolk. Bess also appeared in the CHARLIE'S ANGELS episode "Angel Blues" as an ill-fated country singer who is given a lethal dose of heroin made to look like an accident. She really sells the scene--so much so that it's almost as disturbing to watch as torture porn. Both "Angel Blues" and "Satan's Witches" originally aired back-to-back on Feb 8, 1978--a strange coincidence how sometimes everything connects in the Classic TV universe.
A vacation in a remote cabin leads the pair to a Satanic cult where they must rescue a teenage female sacrifice from the grip of devil-worshippers.
A rattlesnake figures into the plot, and the finale with the victim playing on-and-off with the circuit breaker is mildly entertaining, otherwise nothing much to recommend here.
IMO the most interesting aspect of this one is the appearance of Bess Gatewood as the gas station owner's daughter, who tries to apologize for the hostile reception S&H get from the townsfolk. Bess also appeared in the CHARLIE'S ANGELS episode "Angel Blues" as an ill-fated country singer who is given a lethal dose of heroin made to look like an accident. She really sells the scene--so much so that it's almost as disturbing to watch as torture porn. Both "Angel Blues" and "Satan's Witches" originally aired back-to-back on Feb 8, 1978--a strange coincidence how sometimes everything connects in the Classic TV universe.