Hammer horror flick about a man who goes to a small village to claim the house he inherited from his late brother. He meets with the usual distrustful locals wary of outsiders and soon finds there are mysterious goings-on around the village, namely a suspicious doctor and people dropping dead from snake bites. In many ways a by-the-numbers Hammer plot. The only thing different really is the monster of the picture, which should be no real surprise given the title and even a quick glance at a poster or DVD cover. It's not a bad movie of its type, just slow-going and familiar. The cast is all good and the special effects are...interesting. There are some nice atmospheric moments as you might expect from Hammer but I do wish they had revealed the monster sooner. The last ten minutes or so is the most exciting.
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