The Fiend (1972)

04/30/1972 (GB) • 1h 32m

Horror

It's a Sickness of the Soul!

Overview

Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious mania overpowers him and leads to a rampage of carnage and chaos!

Top Billed Cast

Ann Todd

Birdy Wemys

Tony Beckley

Kenny Wemys

Percy Herbert

Commissionaire Jim Hudson

Suzanna Leigh

Patricia 'Paddy' Lynch

David Lodge

CID Inspector

Madeleine Hinde

Brigitte Lynch

Jeannette Wild

Prostitute


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

drowning

religion and supernatural

cult

murder

serial killer

slasher

maniac

strangulation

sexual repression

religious cult

supernatural power

lesbian

religious leader

religious fanaticism

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