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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DamsellnDistress tendencies, or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DamsellnDistress DamselInDistress tendencies, or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Mark is played by Creator/RudolphWalker, who would later be best known for playing Bill Reynolds in ''Series/LoveThyNeighbour'' and Constable Gladstone in ''Series/TheThinBlueLine''.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Ms Mayfield's class at school is very small, and includes students as old as fifteen. In small towns it's not uncommon for there to be one teacher taking several grades at once in the same room.
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DamselnDistress tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DamselnDistress tendencies DamsellnDistress tendencies, or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DistressedDamsel tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DistressedDamsel DamselnDistress tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Ms Mayfield's class at school is very small, and includes students as old as fifteen. In small towns it's not uncommon for there to be one teacher taking several grades at once in the same room.
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* ValuesResonance: The film shows a woman suffering a mental breakdown and managing to overcome it [[spoiler: and earn her happy ending]]. Likewise she does everything herself without help from a man. Nor does she have a love interest (though Alan could be an ImpliedLoveInterest).
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* ValuesResonance: The film shows a woman suffering a mental breakdown and managing to overcome it [[spoiler: and earn her happy ending]]. Likewise she does everything herself without help from a man. Nor does she have a love interest (though Alan could be an ImpliedLoveInterest).ImpliedLoveInterest).
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown but it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DistressedDamsel tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
* LesYay: There's a bit of it between Stephanie and Ms Mayfield. Her FirstNameBasis in their first scene and tender treatment of Ms Mayfield throughout the movie is particularly affectionate. The third act of the movie almost has Stephanie behaving as a partner would towards her.
* LesYay: There's a bit of it between Stephanie and Ms Mayfield. Her FirstNameBasis in their first scene and tender treatment of Ms Mayfield throughout the movie is particularly affectionate. The third act of the movie almost has Stephanie behaving as a partner would towards her.
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* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown but and it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DistressedDamsel tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
* HamAndCheese: [[spoiler: Kay Walsh]] is having quite a lot of fun once [[spoiler: Stephanie is revealed as the villain]].
* HilariousInHindsight: Michele Dotrice - who plays Valerie - would roll with cult members in ''Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw'' three years later.
* LesYay: There's a bit of it between Stephanie and Ms Mayfield. Her FirstNameBasis in their first scene and tender treatment of Ms Mayfield throughout the movie is particularly affectionate. The third act of the movie almost has Stephanie behaving as a partner would towards her. As noted on the main page, Stephanie is almost coded as a lesbian, with her lack of husband and masculine wardrobe.
* HamAndCheese: [[spoiler: Kay Walsh]] is having quite a lot of fun once [[spoiler: Stephanie is revealed as the villain]].
* HilariousInHindsight: Michele Dotrice - who plays Valerie - would roll with cult members in ''Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw'' three years later.
* LesYay: There's a bit of it between Stephanie and Ms Mayfield. Her FirstNameBasis in their first scene and tender treatment of Ms Mayfield throughout the movie is particularly affectionate. The third act of the movie almost has Stephanie behaving as a partner would towards her. As noted on the main page, Stephanie is almost coded as a lesbian, with her lack of husband and masculine wardrobe.
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* NightmareFuel:
** The opening sequence of the African witch doctors running Gwen out of her house is startlingly effective.
** Gwen waking up in the middle of the night to find a totem by her bed. She screams for Stephanie and then faints when she opens the door to another totem. [[spoiler: Cut to over a year later when she's been in a nursing home]].
** The opening sequence of the African witch doctors running Gwen out of her house is startlingly effective.
** Gwen waking up in the middle of the night to find a totem by her bed. She screams for Stephanie and then faints when she opens the door to another totem. [[spoiler: Cut to over a year later when she's been in a nursing home]].
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* SoOkayItsAverage: As far as 60s horror films go, it's neither terrible nor a masterpiece but perfectly fine. There are some good performances from Joan Fontaine and Kay Walsh and a good atmosphere, but some plot points bring it down to average.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The film goes off the rails in its third act for some, ruining the great atmosphere it had spent time working on.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The film goes off the rails in its third act for some, ruining the great atmosphere it had spent time working on.
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* RewatchBonus: Astute viewers will notice that Gwen doesn't start having her hallucinations until after [[spoiler: she has talked with Stephanie about witches]].
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: There's an odd sequence in the middle of the film where Ms Mayfield is told she has to organise a historical pageant in the school yard - and Linda is reluctant to play Galileo. Although Ronnie and Linda have a semi-relevant argument during the pageant, the whole sequence is pointless.
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* NarmCharm: [[spoiler: Stephanie once she's revealed as the coven head]] acts a little silly but still manages to be quite chilling - through the sheer effort of the actor.
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** [[spoiler: Stephanie once she's revealed as the coven head]] acts a little silly but still manages to be quite chilling - through the sheer effort of theactor.actor.
** Likewise the West Country accents on most of the casts. They're silly yet still manage to be effective. Valerie is still quite intimidating.
* NeverLiveItDown: The infamous pagan interpretive dance is what the film is mostly remembered for. If it's mentioned, expect this scene to be brought up.
** [[spoiler: Stephanie once she's revealed as the coven head]] acts a little silly but still manages to be quite chilling - through the sheer effort of the
** Likewise the West Country accents on most of the casts. They're silly yet still manage to be effective. Valerie is still quite intimidating.
* NeverLiveItDown: The infamous pagan interpretive dance is what the film is mostly remembered for. If it's mentioned, expect this scene to be brought up.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Given that it's outright said that Granny Rigg made Ronnie Dowsett ill and it's implied [[spoiler: she had a part in his father being drowned]], it's shocking that she gets no comeuppance for her actions. We're meant to sympathise with her [[spoiler: granddaughter being sacrificed]] but viewers expecting Granny Rigg to get some kind of LaserGuidedKarma will be disappointed.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Given that it's outright said that Granny Rigg made Ronnie Dowsett ill and it's implied [[spoiler: she had a part in his father being drowned]], it's shocking that she gets no comeuppance for her actions. We're meant to sympathise with her [[spoiler: granddaughter being sacrificed]] but viewers expecting Granny Rigg to get some kind of LaserGuidedKarma will be disappointed.disappointed.
* ValuesResonance: The film shows a woman suffering a mental breakdown and managing to overcome it [[spoiler: and earn her happy ending]]. Likewise she does everything herself without help from a man. Nor does she have a love interest (though Alan could be an ImpliedLoveInterest).
* ValuesResonance: The film shows a woman suffering a mental breakdown and managing to overcome it [[spoiler: and earn her happy ending]]. Likewise she does everything herself without help from a man. Nor does she have a love interest (though Alan could be an ImpliedLoveInterest).
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Just how aware is Granny Rigg of everything that's going on? It's not sure if she knows exactly what [[spoiler: Stephanie's]] plan for Linda is. It's left open whether or not she's in the dark completely or she knows but is powerless to stop it.
* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown but it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DistressedDamsel tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
* LesYay: There's a bit of it between Stephanie and Ms Mayfield. Her FirstNameBasis in their first scene and tender treatment of Ms Mayfield throughout the movie is particularly affectionate. The third act of the movie almost has Stephanie behaving as a partner would towards her.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Stephanie is about to cross it when she plans to murder a teenage girl so she can become young again]].
* {{Narm}}: The infamous orgy scene towards the end. Viewers are jolted by the MoodWhiplash - of a film that spends two acts as a suspenseful thriller and suddenly turns into a fountain of Narm.
* NarmCharm: [[spoiler: Stephanie once she's revealed as the coven head]] acts a little silly but still manages to be quite chilling - through the sheer effort of the actor.
* RewatchBonus: Astute viewers will notice that Gwen doesn't start having her hallucinations until after [[spoiler: she has talked with Stephanie about witches]].
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Given that it's outright said that Granny Rigg made Ronnie Dowsett ill and it's implied [[spoiler: she had a part in his father being drowned]], it's shocking that she gets no comeuppance for her actions. We're meant to sympathise with her [[spoiler: granddaughter being sacrificed]] but viewers expecting Granny Rigg to get some kind of LaserGuidedKarma will be disappointed.
* FairForItsDay: The movie is remarkably feminist for a Hammer Horror production. Gwen Mayfield suffered a mental breakdown but it's not presented as a character flaw, but rather her attempts to overcome it are meant to be seen as commendable. She's also a smart and determined woman who will do what she can to save someone in trouble. The fact that she has no DistressedDamsel tendencies or any form of love interest is quite impressive. As for the villain - [[spoiler: it's a woman who wants to take the body of a young girl. Not out of a desire to become young and beautiful again - but rather to expand her knowledge about the world]].
* LesYay: There's a bit of it between Stephanie and Ms Mayfield. Her FirstNameBasis in their first scene and tender treatment of Ms Mayfield throughout the movie is particularly affectionate. The third act of the movie almost has Stephanie behaving as a partner would towards her.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Stephanie is about to cross it when she plans to murder a teenage girl so she can become young again]].
* {{Narm}}: The infamous orgy scene towards the end. Viewers are jolted by the MoodWhiplash - of a film that spends two acts as a suspenseful thriller and suddenly turns into a fountain of Narm.
* NarmCharm: [[spoiler: Stephanie once she's revealed as the coven head]] acts a little silly but still manages to be quite chilling - through the sheer effort of the actor.
* RewatchBonus: Astute viewers will notice that Gwen doesn't start having her hallucinations until after [[spoiler: she has talked with Stephanie about witches]].
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Given that it's outright said that Granny Rigg made Ronnie Dowsett ill and it's implied [[spoiler: she had a part in his father being drowned]], it's shocking that she gets no comeuppance for her actions. We're meant to sympathise with her [[spoiler: granddaughter being sacrificed]] but viewers expecting Granny Rigg to get some kind of LaserGuidedKarma will be disappointed.
