The Nightcomers1972

🏆 Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

Horror Vault's take

Set before the events of Henry James's chilling ghost story 'The Turn of the Screw,' this gothic prequel explores the darkly magnetic relationship between groundskeeper Peter Quint and governess Miss Jessel — and the sinister influence it casts over the two children in their care. Marlon Brando commands the screen as the brooding, unpredictable Quint, whose twisted games begin to warp the children's understanding of love, death, and morality. As obsession and cruelty deepen within the walls of a remote country mansion, innocence slowly and irreversibly erodes. It's a deeply unsettling character study that reframes a classic tale of horror through a lens of psychological and sexual darkness.

Content: Sexual Content, Bondage And Sadomasochistic Themes, Violence, Child Endangerment Themes, Cruelty To Animals