Overview:
Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and peace, enabling her to recover fully. But under the facade of idyllic country life she slowly unearths the frightening reality of village life in which the inhabitants are followers of a menacing satanic cult with the power to inflict indiscriminate evil and death if crossed.| Status: | Released (1966-11-21) |
|---|---|
| Screen: | Nigel Kneale, Norah Lofts |
| Productions: | Hammer Film Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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_**Pastoral drama/mystery starts and ends with witchy horror**_ A schoolteacher who had been traumatized by witchdoctors as a missionary in Africa (Joan Fontaine) gets a gig at a remote English village where she starts to suspect witchcraft being practiced. Kay Walsh plays the edu ....
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