The Coffin
A Mickey M. Bonura & Daniel H. Ingraham film
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In a small southern town, in 1872, a woman by the name of Clairesse La Vay was accused, tried and convicted of being a witch. She was put to death for her alleged crime by being buried alive, in a pine box coffin, in hallowed ground. Clairesse died a slow agonizing death.
In 1983, the town was long gone, and all that remained were the old graveyard and the ruins of the church. A documentary filmmaker and his crew arrived to make a documentary about ‘the witch who was buried alive.’ After a series of bizarre, twisted events; the coffin was dug up, Clairesse was brought back to life, the filmmaker and three of his crewmembers were dead, one crewmember was insane, and Clairesse and the coffin had disappeared.
The cursed coffin continued to wreak havoc where ever and when ever it showed up. In 1986, in Louisiana, it
Music playing "Adagio for Clairesse" is a demo piece composed by Marco Werba for "The Coffin." (c)2008. Used by permission. No unauthorized downloading.