[MrBarlow]

The Reptile 1966.

After his brother dies, a couple decide to live in the house after being warned to move on and find out that a mysterious plague swoops over the community.


Ray Barrett (Australia) plays the grieving sibling out to find out how his healthy fit brother died, intends to find answers with his wife Valerie (Jennifer Daniel, The kiss of the Vampire). Noel Willman (Doctor Zhivago) plays Doctor Franklyn who seems to persuade the couple to leave. Jacqueline Pearce (Blake's 7) plays Franklyn's daughter Anna who seems quiet and mysterious. There is a small appearance by John Laurie (Dad's Army Pte Laurie) as Mad Pete to the villagers.

Hit with problems due to production costs, the film was made back to back with the plague if zombies, the same set was re-use for this film, and some few re writes of the script and make up, so we don't see the creature till almost the end but the twist was decently built up for the film even though the make up is laughable now back then it was effectively done well. 6 out of 10.