Name: The Watcher in the Woods
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1980-04-17
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum

1980·Fantasy·1h 23m

7.0

★

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

Directed by John Hough and Vincent McEveety

countryside

country house

supernatural

solar eclipse

haunted house

past

based on young adult novel

Trailer

IMDB

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Cast

Bette Davis

Mrs. Aylwood

Lynn-Holly Johnson

Jan Curtis

Kyle Richards

Ellie Curtis

Carroll Baker

Helen Curtis

David McCallum

Paul Curtis

Benedict Taylor

Mike Fleming

Frances Cuka

Mary Fleming

Richard Pasco

Tom Colley

Ian Bannen

John Keller

Katharine Levy

Karen Aylwood

Eleanor Summerfield

Mrs. Thayer

Georgina Hale

Young Mrs. Aylwood

Crew

John Hough

Director

Vincent McEveety

Director

Brian Clemens

Screenplay

Ron Miller

Producer

Alan Hume

Cinematography

Stanley Myers

Music

Vic Armstrong

Stunt Coordinator

Popular Reviews

41 reviews

Tate McRae

4.0★ · 03/04/26

This is the multiverse. A Disney HORROR movie with the BETTE DAVIS and housewife Kyle Richards? This was crazy.

MechaniChris

6.0★ · 10/05/25

Another okay Disney horror film that desperately wants to be more scary than it is. This one at least has that 70’s aura and music that you’d find in a real horror movie like the Omen or something, but the frights never surpass the average Goosebump's. This one doesn’t even have a villain. There’s just a series of misunderstandings, but then everyone is nice!

Soffs

8.0★ · 09/16/25

Adoré la estética 😭

Maranda

6.0★ · 06/14/25

Wild ride!!!

Liana Rude

8.0★ · 10/16/24

Old Disney movies were so good, man.