The Mysteries of Myra

The Mysteries of Myra

310 mins | Horror, Mystery | April 24, 1916

Myra Maynard's family is cursed by the devil-worshipping Black Order and she is marked for death by black magic on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. Dr. Payson Alden, the movies' first psychic detective, uses science to try and defeat the cult's evil spells, and is assisted by his friend Haji, a Hindu mystic. During the course of the 15 episodes of the serial, the clairvoyant Myra is assaulted by, among other supernatural menaces, astral demons, a fire elemental, even a "thought monster" brought to life by the malicious will of fifteen men, Levitation, crystal balls, automatic writing, mediums, witchcraft, a golden idol come to life, and many more bizarre elements which made movie history also figure into the story to make this a truly fascinating series that you will not want to miss. (mysteriesofmyra.com)

The Mysteries of Myra

310 mins | Horror, Mystery | April 24, 1916

The Mysteries of Myra
Myra Maynard's family is cursed by the devil-worshipping Black Order and she is marked for death by black magic on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. Dr. Payson Alden, the movies' first psychic detective, uses science to try and defeat the cult's evil spells, and is assisted by his friend Haji, a Hindu mystic. During the course of the 15 episodes of the serial, the clairvoyant Myra is assaulted by, among other supernatural menaces, astral demons, a fire elemental, even a "thought monster" brought to life by the malicious will of fifteen men, Levitation, crystal balls, automatic writing, mediums, witchcraft, a golden idol come to life, and many more bizarre elements which made movie history also figure into the story to make this a truly fascinating series that you will not want to miss. (mysteriesofmyra.com)
Producers International Film Service, Wharton
Original title The Mysteries of Myra
Directors Theodore Wharton, Leopold Wharton
Writers Hereward Carrington, Charles W. Goddard

Cast

Jean Sothern

as Myra Maynard

Howard Estabrook

as Dr. Payson Alden

Allan Murnane

as Arthur Varney

M.W. Rale

as Master of the Black Order

Bessie Wharton

as Mrs. Maynard

Leroy Baker

as Willis - The Maynards' Butler

Elsie Baker

as The Vampire Woman

Shinobu Mori

as Professor Haji