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1972

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Niles and Holland are as close as twin brothers can be. Appearances can be deceiving... and deadly Read more

Starring	Chris Udvarnoky, Martin Udvarnoky, Uta Hagen
Director	Robert Mulligan
Genres	Horror

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- Scripted by Tom Tryon from his own novel, Mulligan's supernatural foray into the troubled world of childhood mercifully... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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- - 7
  - 0
  Sorely underrated 70s horror
  
  With a subtly conveyed twist that has since become de rigeur in mainstream supernatural horror movies, this early 70's chiller has long been an underrated... read more »
  
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  - Steven West
  - Norfolk, England
  - 17 Apr 2006 at 12:48
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- - 0
  - 0
  Slow burn but wait till the end...
  
  Made in 1972, this is a slow starter but worth the wait as turns into a beautiful example of Psychological horror.
  
  The little boy is wonderfully ... read more »
  
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- - thebanished
  - 17 reviews
  - UK
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 22:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow and boring
  
  Very slow and obvious film which steals it's story from other, much better films. My advice is don't rent it. A big disappointment.
  
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- - a customer
  - North Wales
  - 16 Aug 2011 at 23:53
- - 0
  - 8
  rubbish
  
  what a pile of rubbish very boreing after a few mints though it was going to be crap and it was,dont bother and it was old too ,very disapointed.
  
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  - Boldon Colliery
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 15:42
- - 0
  - 1
  no longer shocks
  
  It must have been fairly scary and shocking at the time but for todays savvy audience who have seen too many films with the same premise can spot the twist well... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 01 Oct 2008 at 17:47
- - 3
  - 0
  A somewhat undiscovered horror gem
  
  WOW! I was so glad I saw this horror movie. I thought I'd seen all the old horror greats but I was wrong. If someone mentioned this film to me before I ... read more »
  
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- - Martyn Cornelius
  - Devon England
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 19:38
- - 3
  - 0
  UNDER RATED
  
  A deceptively quiet, disturbing chiller from director Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird) and novelist/screenwriter Thomas Tryon. In 1930s rural Connecticut... read more »
  
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- - Gary Carmichael
  - SCOTLAND
  - 09 Jul 2006 at 12:23
- - 7
  - 0
  Sorely underrated 70s horror
  
  With a subtly conveyed twist that has since become de rigeur in mainstream supernatural horror movies, this early 70's chiller has long been an underrated... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 233590
- - Steven West
  - Norfolk, England
  - 17 Apr 2006 at 12:48
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- - 7
  - 0
  Sorely underrated 70s horror
  
  With a subtly conveyed twist that has since become de rigeur in mainstream supernatural horror movies, this early 70's chiller has long been an underrated... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 233590
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Steven West
  - Norfolk, England
  - 17 Apr 2006 at 12:48
- - 3
  - 0
  UNDER RATED
  
  A deceptively quiet, disturbing chiller from director Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird) and novelist/screenwriter Thomas Tryon. In 1930s rural Connecticut... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 262285
- - Gary Carmichael
  - SCOTLAND
  - 09 Jul 2006 at 12:23
- - 3
  - 0
  A somewhat undiscovered horror gem
  
  WOW! I was so glad I saw this horror movie. I thought I'd seen all the old horror greats but I was wrong. If someone mentioned this film to me before I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 430932
- - Martyn Cornelius
  - Devon England
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 19:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow and boring
  
  Very slow and obvious film which steals it's story from other, much better films. My advice is don't rent it. A big disappointment.
  
  Report this review
- 1030091
- - a customer
  - North Wales
  - 16 Aug 2011 at 23:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow burn but wait till the end...
  
  Made in 1972, this is a slow starter but worth the wait as turns into a beautiful example of Psychological horror.
  
  The little boy is wonderfully ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1031008
- - thebanished
  - 17 reviews
  - UK
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 22:07
- - 0
  - 1
  no longer shocks
  
  It must have been fairly scary and shocking at the time but for todays savvy audience who have seen too many films with the same premise can spot the twist well... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 637655
- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 01 Oct 2008 at 17:47
- - 0
  - 8
  rubbish
  
  what a pile of rubbish very boreing after a few mints though it was going to be crap and it was,dont bother and it was old too ,very disapointed.
  
  Report this review
- 650949
- - a customer
  - Boldon Colliery
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 15:42

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