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Blood on Satan's Claw

1971 · 97 min

A slow, sunlit dread settles over a rural village as children turn quietly monstrous, leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline
A chill-filled festival of horror!
Overview
After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal behavior.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • faith
  • violence
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Piers Haggard
Written by
Robert Wynne-Simmons
Starring
Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews, Michele Dotrice, Wendy Padbury, Anthony Ainley, Charlotte Mitchell, Tamara Ustinov
Music
Marc Wilkinson
Cinematography
Dick Bush
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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