Tapers off from a taut beginning into soggy melodrama. Wolf Rilla’s direction is adequate, but no more.
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A strong and subtle horror film.
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Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis
A British horror classic, filled with enough creepy imagery to keep "normal" children awake at night, and parents looking over their shoulders at the "little monsters" plotting away in the room down the hall. [29 Nov 2004, p.C4]
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The New Yorker by Pauline Kael
It's clever and has some really chilling moments.