The Beast in the Cellar (1971) Two spinsters warped family secret… and it’s clawing its way out

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The Beast in the Cellar (1971) Two spinsters warped family secret... and it’s clawing its way out

Locked away for decades, the family secret is dying to get out. | Can two sisters contain the terror they’ve fed for 30 years?

Soldiers in a rural English town are brutally attacked by an unseen force. Two reclusive sisters realize the nightmare stems from their own cellar—where a traumatized family secret has festered since WWII. As bodies pile up, they race to contain the chaos before authorities uncover their guilt.

Original Title: The Beast in the Cellar (1971) | AKA: Terror from the Cellar

⭐️ STARRING
Beryl Reid • Ellie Ballantyne
Flora Robson • Joyce Ballantyne
John Hamill • Corporal Alan Marlow
Tessa Wyatt • Nurse Joanna Sutherland
T.P. McKenna • Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

🎬 CREW
Directed & Written by James Kelley
Musical Score by Tony Macaulay

Release date: July 16, 1971
Budget: Low budget
Filming location: West Sussex, England

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Date: March 29, 2026