The Reptile (1966 film)
The Reptile (1966)
Summary
"What strange power made her half woman - half snake?" In a Cornish village, various locals die from mysterious snake bites, but the coroner rules the deaths as heart attacks, until a family of newcomers starts an investigation.
Details
- Release Date: 1966
- Country/Language: UK, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror
- Setting: UK, Gaslight or Classic
- Runtime: 1 hr 30 min
- Starring: Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett
- Director: John Gilling
- Writer: Anthony Hinds (screenplay, as John Elder)
- Producer/Production Co: Hammer Films, Seven Arts Production
- IMDB Page: (link)
- Wikipedia: (link)
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: not rated (probably equivalent to PG for Violence)
The film had at one time earned a British "X" rating for its gruesome violence.
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- Ss___ (One and a Half Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; vaguely similar in tone)
A lurid story of Malay death-cults and snake curses in Gaslight-era Cornwall, which seems like it would be right at home in a Gaslight RPG scenario....
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Review at And You Call Yourself A Scientist!? (link)
- Review by Burl Cummings at Ha ha, it's Burl! (2.5 Stars) (link)
- Review by Rosie Gibbs at UK Horror Scene (Paired with a review of Rasputin...) (link)
- Review by Kevin Matthews at For It Is A Man's Number (8/10) (link)
- Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3/5) (link)
- Review by Chris Wood at British Horror Films (link)
Synopsis (SPOILERS)
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
In a Cornish village, various locals die from mysterious snake bites, but the coroner rules the deaths as heart attacks, until a family of newcomers starts an investigation, and discover that a woman is causing the deaths after being cursed to turn into a snake-monster because she joined a Malay snake-cult.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- race: Serpent People
- race: Human Cultists
- deity: Yig cult
Keeper Notes
