Even with the pairing of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing once again, this dark thriller with elements of the occult giving it a horror genre label, this film falls flat thanks to many slow moments that keeps it from being intriguing. The film surrounds the murders of the trustees and several youngsters at a boarding school and the police and forensic investigations by Lee and Cushing.
Knowing going in that they are not adverseries is quite a disappointment, but that's rectified by the presence of the awesome Georgia Brown as a researcher covering the case. Diana Dors is wasted as a mysterious dark lady who becomes a major suspect. There are some truly gruesome death scenes, particularly of the children, some by fire, and the result is a surprisingly unpleasant film that is often hard to stomach.
Knowing going in that they are not adverseries is quite a disappointment, but that's rectified by the presence of the awesome Georgia Brown as a researcher covering the case. Diana Dors is wasted as a mysterious dark lady who becomes a major suspect. There are some truly gruesome death scenes, particularly of the children, some by fire, and the result is a surprisingly unpleasant film that is often hard to stomach.