Blood and Lace1971

Horror Vault's take

When her mother is brutally murdered, teenager Ellie Masters finds herself confined to a remote orphanage whose matron and handyman seem to be hiding something deeply sinister beneath a veneer of authority. Cut off from the outside world, Ellie grows increasingly convinced that the adults around her cannot be trusted — and that the danger may be closer than anyone admits. This grim early-seventies chiller layers mystery and menace in ways that anticipate the slasher films that would follow years later.

Content: Violence Against Sleeping Victims, Depictions Of Child Endangerment, Blunt Depictions Of Prostitution, Threatening Adult Authority Figures