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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- Writers
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- TriviaThe film was originally conceived as three stories that would play out separately, but all have the unearthed remains of Satan being the linking factor between them. The stories of Peter Edmonton and his mad fiance, the possessed village children, and the Judge's battle with evil were all at first supposed to take place independently. However, when the script was rewritten, it was decided that the plots should be combined to create one central story.
- 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.
- Crazy creditsThe date on the opening credits is 1970, despite the 1971 release.
- 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 Movie Macabre: Blood on Satan's Claw (1982)
Featured review
This 1970 British horror pic is just oozing with atmosphere. It takes place in England in the 1600s where life was harsh and the appearance of weird bones in a farmer's field sets off a chain of demonic activities when a group of farm children discover them. They then begin to worship a mysterious evil entity and start sacrificing other children to it. The music score is appropriate for the movie and there were some scenes that made my skin crawl (no pun intended). I would recommend this movie for connoisseurs of classic horror pictures where the characters don't act like total fools when confronted with evil. If you're squeamish, don't watch this in the dark.
- InvasionofPALs
- Dec 7, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- In den Krallen des Hexenjägers
- Filming locations
- St James's old church, Bix Bottom, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK(the worshippers' meeting place)
- Production companies
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- Budget
- £82,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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