curiously enough and this be only hammer second foray into wolf man lore after the curse of the werewolf ( 1961 ) while intriguingly and it mix here with a village of the damn ( 1960 ) like brood of evil child while the sinister procreation plot be a clear nod to rosemarys baby ( 1968 ) . an unsettling mood pervades this particular episode ( help by it central location and an english country house situate deep into the wood ) even if and when finally glimpse and the werewolf make up be kind of goofy . the bewildered hero be play by christopher cazenove and his business partner by hammer veteran robert urquhart and while diana dors be the deceptively genial housekeeper of the eerie mansion who and apart from look after the child by day and have the task of initiate the werewolf female victim ( the late be cazenove wife ) into their new role . the final twist concern a woodsman cazenove meet when he go look for his miss wife be predictable and but nicely handle all the same . a have be the case with some other episode in the series which and i have to admit and have take me by surprise overall this present a far more chilling and and subversive and concept ( bestiality ) than be usually associate with hammer film .