The Watcher in the Woods

An American family moves to a country manor in rural England, renting the old house from its reclusive owner, Mrs. Aylwood. Before long the family's teenage daughter, Jan, begins having disturbing visions, and her younger sister, Ellie, is drawn into the same frightening experiences. The girls sense that something or someone is watching from the woods near the house, and the mystery appears tied to a girl who vanished from the area years earlier.

John Hough directed the film, sharing directing duties with Vincent McEveety. It followed several of Hough's earlier pictures, including Escape to Witch Mountain and Return from Witch Mountain, while McEveety came to it after The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again and Herbie Goes Bananas. Harry Spalding, Gerry Day and Brian Clemens wrote the screenplay, and Ron Miller produced. The cast is led by Bette Davis as Mrs. Aylwood, alongside Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum and Benedict Taylor.

Made by Walt Disney Productions on a budget of nine million dollars, the film returned roughly five million at the worldwide box office. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.2 from about 7,800 votes, and on TMDB a rating of 5.9 from around 157 votes. A critics' rating of 5.3 from 25 reviews puts it somewhat below both audience scores.