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In early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.In early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.In early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
Avice Landone
- Isobel Banham
- (as Avice Landon)
Peter Ardran
- The Devil
- (uncredited)
John Ash
- Coven member
- (uncredited)
Peter Avella
- Villager
- (uncredited)
John Clifford
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Les Conrad
- Villager
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAccording to director Piers Haggard the scene of the coven's attack and rape of Cathy Vespers was completely unplanned and created mainly during the shooting. Haggard said even the coven's chant was written right on the spot.
- GoofsThere are two spelling errors in the opening titles: the production company is called Tigron instead of Tigon (in the copyright notice beneath the main title), and screen veteran James Hayter is billed as James Hoyter.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit the rape scene and shots of a naked girl dancing in front of a knife-wielding boy. The cuts were fully restored in the 2003 Anchor Bay DVD release.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: Blood on Satan's Claw (1982)
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Unforgettably creepy period horror film
Set in 17th century Britain, this severely under-rated horror yarn fairly drips with a thick, creepy atmosphere that is hard to shake. The incredibly sexy Linda Hayden (here sporting bizarre, wicked eyebrows) stars as the sluttish leader of a group of children who discover, then worship, the remnants of what appears to be a demon in a farmer's field; they soon begin to perform sacrifices of other children to it. Patrick Wymark, in a fine, subtle performance, plays a Matthew Hopkins-type who puts a stop to the group's murderous shenanigans. The plot is presented in a somewhat disjointed, vague manner, especially during the disappointingly incoherent, anti-climactic finale. But the film's great strength is its amazingly real sense of place and time. Set during a remarkably superstitious period, the vividly presented characters (the acting is uniformly excellent) are in constant fear of an evil presence that palpably lurks everywhere; the film is so extremely well made that the viewer comes to share their constant dread. The end result is a stylish horror movie that is very uncomfortable to watch.
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- Oct 17, 1998
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- Also known as
- In den Krallen des Hexenjägers
- Filming locations
- St James's old church, Bix Bottom, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK(the worshipper's meeting place)
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- Budget
- £82,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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