Fear No Evil is a made for television movie. It and Ritual of Evil (1970) are both unsold pilots for a proposed television series which would have been called Bedeviled. Both starred Louis Jourdan as David Sorrell, a psychologist and authority on the occult who became involved in supernatural investigations. Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English character actor.-Early life and career:Wilfrid Hyde White was born at the rectory in Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire, the son of William Edward White, canon of Gloucester Cathedral, and his wife, Ethel Adelaide Drought...

 appeared in both films as Sorrell's mentor, Harry Snowden.

Fear No Evil was based on a short story by Guy Endore

Guy Endore

Samuel Guy Endore , born Samuel Goldstein and also known as Harry Relis, was a novelist and screenwriter. During his career he produced a wide array of novels, screenplays, and pamphlets, both published and unpublished...

, an author best known for his novel The Werewolf of Paris

The Werewolf of Paris

The Werewolf of Paris is a horror novel by Guy Endore. The novel follows Bertrand Caillet, the main character, who turns into a werewolf.-Plot summary:Bertrand is born on a Christmas Eve to a woman who had been molested by a priest...

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Plot

The plot focuses on a young man who dies suddenly after purchasing an antique mirror. The man's widow visits Sorrell with strange dreams in which husband's image visits her in the mirror. The psychologist investigates and learns that a sinister cult and ancient magic are involved.

Ritual of Evil has Sorrell treating a young heiress whose parents have died under mysterious circumstances. His investigation uncovers another cult, led by a powerful witch. Things grow even more complicated as Sorrell and the villainess fall in love.