The Reptile
– Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious pop..
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.
06 Apr 1966
English
John Gilling
Anthony Hinds (screenplay)
Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Jacqueline Pearce
Harry Spalding and his wife Valerie inherit a cottage in a small country village after his brother mysteriously dies. The locals are unfriendly and his neighbor Dr. Franklyn (a doctor of theology) suggests they leave. They decide to stay only to find that a mysterious evil plagues the community.
Hammer Films