Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious population. Harry's brother dies suddenly, bitten by a lethal reptilian bite. They befriend a young woman Anna whose tyrannical father controls her life and, as they discover that others in the village have suffered a similar fate, their investigations lead to Anna. What they uncover is a victim of the most terrifying legacy... a destiny of mutilation and murder.

• DirectorJohn Gilling
• Release6 March 1966
• GenreHorror
• Duration1h 30m
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  6.0
  96 reviews
• Productions

  Hammer Film Productions