The read
Scores higher than 78% of the 374 1970s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
174 audience votes
Key crew
- Piers HaggardDirector
- Robert Wynne-SimmonsWriter
- Marc WilkinsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Patrick WymarkThe Judge
- Linda HaydenAngel Blake
- Barry AndrewsRalph Gower
- Michele DotriceMargaret
- Wendy PadburyCathy Vespers
- Anthony AinleyReverend Fallowfield
- Charlotte MitchellEllen Vespers
- Tamara UstinovRosalind Barton
- Simon WilliamsPeter Edmonton
- James HayterSquire Middleton
- Howard GoorneyThe Doctor
- Avice LandoneIsobel Banham
Stills
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Themes
rapesacrificeenglandvillagesatanismmurderdevilwitchcraftoccultmutilationbeastfolk horror
The Best Movies of 1971
Blood on Satan's Claw is #59 of 60
