Secret Rites

"What do they ACTUALLY do?"

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Pseudo-documentary about black magic and the study of witchcraft with a rare appearance by real-life occultist Alex Sanders.

Released: Oct 18, 1971

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Lee Peters

Narrator

Penny Beeching

Penny

Alex Sanders

Himself

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