Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

She's Taking a STAB at Motherhood!

Mrs Rosie Forrest, aka 'Auntie Roo', has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for a party. But Roo isn't completely sane; she lost her husband and is obsessed with her deceased daughter, whose corpse she still keeps in the house. When Katy Coombs sneaks into the party with her brother, Christopher, the deranged biddy abducts the young girl with the hopes of replacing her daughter.

Date of release
1972-02-11
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (77)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Curtis Harrington

Casting

  • Shelley Winters — Mrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
  • Mark Lester — Christopher Coombs
  • Chloe Franks — Katy Coombs
  • Ralph Richardson — Mr Benton
  • Lionel Jeffries — Police Insp. Willoughby
  • Hugh Griffith — Mr Harrison, The Pigman
  • Rosalie Crutchley — Miss Henley
  • Pat Heywood — Dr Mason
  • Judy Cornwell — Clarine
  • Michael Gothard — Albie
  • Jackie Cowper — Angela Barnes
  • Richard Beaumont — Peter Brookshire

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