A creepy horror film, set in 17th-century England. Chaos strikes a small village after a farmer discovers the remains of a demon that had been buried under the ground. The creature's claw has supernatural powers and takes control of the minds of various members of the community. The young people who are possessed soon start .. Read more
| Starring | Patrick Wymark, Barry Andrews, Simon Williams, Linda Hayden |
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| Director | Piers Haggard |
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A creepy horror film, set in 17th-century England. Chaos strikes a small village after a farmer discovers the remains of a demon that had been buried under the ground. The creature's claw has supernatural powers and takes control of the minds of various members of the community. The young people who are possessed soon start sacrificing their neighbours to the monster. Will anybody be able to break the spell of the fiend once and for all
| Starring | Patrick Wymark, Barry Andrews, Simon Williams, Linda Hayden |
|---|---|
| Director | Piers Haggard |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins Watch now: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Jan 2004 Watch now: 26 Oct 2009 Production year: 1970 |
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| Format | DVD |
Devil-worshipping children in 17th-century England cause monstrous havoc for their local village community in this super-stylish supernatural shocker with a strong period flavour. More sensational, violent and crude than its obvious model Witchfinder General, Piers Haggard's tense direction keeps the cauldron of fiendish orgies, demonic tortures and Linda Hayden's sultry turn as the devil's advocate bubbling at an even terror temperature until the Satanic slow-motion climax. Vintage British horror at its lip-smacking, exploitative best.
Moderately frightening, rather silly but at least original period horror comic.
Not worth the waste of you're life watching this crap.........
Good cinematography and well acted. Use of locations and an original film score help to create an atmosphere that raises this above the usual Hammer horror fare. Let down a bit by a story that isn't fully developed.