This little-seen film draws its story from John Blackburn’s 1968 book and was filmed during the spring of 1972, reaching audiences eleven months before “The Wicker Man.” While they have distinctions that make both films worthwhile for viewers, "The Wicker Man" sticks in your mind more readily. Georgia Brown, with her dark hair, is engaging as the central female character, but Diana Dors’ role feels frustratingly o…

A former police officer, Christopher Lee playing “Col. Bingham,” brings in the assistance of respected pathologist Peter Cushing as "Sir Mark Ashton" when individuals involved with a charity for children unexpectedly begin to die under strange conditions. The initial event is a bus accident leaving behind burned bodies despite no apparent fire, and things escalate to a secluded Scottish island where even the kids mig…