Obscure Horror Movie Review: "Doomwatch"



It’s been awhile since I’ve reviewed an obscure horror movie. Should you have Netflix Instant Watch, you can put "Doomwatch" in your queue. This 1972 British movie was surprisingly well done. I say surprisingly because some movies set a high standard in British horror in the 70s and some were mass-produced.

This movie had exactly the feel of “Wicker Man” about a strange and secretive British Isle and the plot line was like the 1979 movie “Prophecy” about toxic waste’s effects on nature.

A doctor goes to a British Isle to find it filled with secrets and some misshappen violent citizens. He decides to uncover what is going on and learns of toxic dumping affecting the food chain.

It’s worth the watch and has that suspenseful dark feel that makes you want to curl up on a rainy day and watch it back-to-back with “Rear Window.” That is, if you’re lucky enough to live where it rains! (I think we’ve gone since September without a drop!)

One of the favorite themes of 70s horror movies was angry nature turns on man/toxic environmental issues. If you liked this movie, my very favorites of the genre were “Prophecy (1979),” “Food of the Gods (1976),“ and “The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977).” There were also quite a few made-for-tv ones but my favorites were “Empire of the Ants (1977)” and “Day of the Animals (1977).”

Comments

  1. Leave to you to find these off-the-wall interesting horror flicks. It does have that "Island of Dr. Moreau" feel to it.

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  2. Hey, since I'm laid up today trying to heal the sliced thumb knuckle, I'm going to see a few more obscure ones. Expect more reviews.

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  5. I don't remember this movie at all, looks pretty hokey. But I'm never one to pass up a '70s horror movie, I'll try to find it.

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  6. Hey Sandra;
    If you ever saw Wicker Man, you'd like it. Very British, very moody, and well acted.

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  7. Thanks! I put it in my queue. I loved the original Wicker Man and am glad to know of this one with a similar feeling!

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