1981 movie "Watcher in the Woods" with Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, and Kylie Richards

[u/sashamelanie]

[u/heatherm70]

OMG I didn't know anyone else had seen this one! Scared the beejesus out of me in my youth but never stopped me from re-renting it over & over. 😄

[u/ReverieJC → u/heatherm70]

Same. What a great movie

[u/revdon → u/heatherm70]

If you liked WitW try The Company of Wolves (1984)

[u/custerdome81]

This scared the hell out of me when I saw it at age 5.

[u/ChipotleGuacamole]

Would this be a good Halloween/fall watch? I always try to watch Something Wicked this Way Comes around this time of year, and always heard this was another one of Disney's "edgy" scary flicks.

[u/Shadofel → u/ChipotleGuacamole]

Absolutely. We watch Something Wicked This Way Comes and Watcher in the Woods every fall. They have a very complementary esthetic

[u/MarkHoff1967]

It’s just Kyle

[u/Workamania → u/MarkHoff1967]

Kyle isn't scary. She's just a lot to handle.

[u/RogerClyneIsAGod2]

This was a Disney release back in the day. Not sure why they don't have it anymore or why it isn't streaming somewhere.

[u/james02135]

Nerak

[u/goodwitch1692 → u/james02135]

My mom's name is Karen and when I'm really trying to get her attention or calling her in a crowd, I call her Nerak.

[u/gadget850]

Thankfully, they changed the ending. The original is stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkpf2IzmMVg

[u/vikegirl]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched the newer o e with Anjelica Houston and it’s good but not as good as this one - it’s a classic.

[u/ModestoMudflaps]

Why isn’t this movie on Disney+? I would love to show this movie to my kids. Betty Davis I mean come on that’s amazing. What a legend.

[u/lizzy_leopard]

This movie scared the shit out of me. I was WAY too young to be allowed to watch it. I’m in my 40’s now and am still terrified of it!

[u/Standing_Tall]

Ahhh ahh!!! Sound

[u/Dismal-Vanilla1878]

I'm certain I watch it back then, but now all I remember is the name (I'll put it on this month's watch list 😄 )

[u/Br00klynBelle]

I had the book. I loved it but it was so creepy I refused to watch the movie when it came out, lol.

[u/Ok_Vanilla_9474]

I was terrified to look in a mirror for days after seeing this movie. Granted, I was 5 when it came out

[u/BigBoy1229]

I saw this way too young and it scared the crap out of me.

[u/Br00klynBelle]

I had the book. I loved it but it was so creepy I refused to watch the movie when it came out, lol.

[u/Mist-Haufen]

Whenever someone asks about a good movie to introduce their kids to horror, I suggest this and Something wicked this way comes. And always add "bonus points, they're Disney films."

[u/Last-Surprise4262]

Saw this in the theater. I loved it

[u/Much-Leek-420]

This was actually pretty scary for its time and being under the Disney umbrella.

[u/sunnyandcloudy55]

That's interesting. Bette Davis starred with Kim Richards in Return to Wich Mountain.

[u/LAffaire-est-Ketchup]

I love this movie so much!! The last year I worked on Halloween at a library, I played this movie as one of our “spooky on the PA day before Halloween” movies

[u/whyyoutwofour]

Holy shit, I've been trying to remember the name of this movie for years. I've even asked chatgpt based on the few details I could remember. 

[u/Certain_Orange2003]

I thought she was Susan Sarandon. Oops

[u/Workamania]

Is the lady in the middle Susan Sarandon with makeup on?

[u/DarreylDeCarlo → u/Workamania]

That's Bette Davis