# The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

> A teenage girl investigates eerie visions and voices linked to a vanished child in her family’s secluded English manor.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13177

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
- Director: John Hough, Vincent McEveety
- Cast: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Benedict Taylor, Frances Cuka, Richard Pasco
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081738/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: eerie, mysterious, wistful, classic horror night, family movie night

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