Story Line
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.
“Evil grows wild... nothing else lives very long.”
Top Cast
Suzy Kendall
Julie West
Frank Finlay
Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
Freddie Jones
Reporter
James Laurenson
Greg Lomax
Lesley-Anne Down
Tessa Hurst
Tony Beckley
Leslie Sanford
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Rating
5.5/ 10
Release Date
1971-02-11
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
CrimeDramaHorrorMystery
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6/10
•4/20/2025**_A rapist/murderer lurks in the woods outside a girls’ school near London_**
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