Julie Farrell

Julie Farrell was the wife of writer Bob Farrell. In 1967, the Farrells relocated from their New York City apartment to the old Mailer castle estate in Massachusetts. While inspecting the various rooms in the castle, Julie came upon an antique grandfather clock in the cellar. She immediately fell in love with the clock and had Bob bring it upstairs. They made a few adjustments to it and got it to work.

At the stroke of midnight, the clock chimed, followed by a knock at the door. Bob and Julie answered the door and met a traveler named Tristram Halbin. Tristram had come calling for the Mailer family, but the couple told him that they were the only people living at the castle now. They offered him room and board in exchange for helping them clean up the castle. Julie played the role of hostess and brought Tristram food and drink.

In truth, Tristram was a 17th century warlock who had been mystically resurrected by the enchanted witches clock. He tried to mesmerize Julie to turn her against her husband. By this point, Bob had learned the truth about Tristram and confronted him. Suspecting that the grandfather clock was the key to the man's existence, he tried to destroy it. Tristram reached out to stop him, but as they grabbed hold of the clock's clapper, all three of them suddenly burst into flames. Julie Farrell was killed.

Notes & Trivia

 * Actress Karen Joy also played the role of the vampire Medina in the "Count Dracula" vignette from Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors.