Beasts: What Big Eyes

Beasts: What Big Eyes

1976 · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Horror, TV Movie, Drama, Mystery

An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.

Directed by Donald McWhinnie · Written by Nigel Kneale

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