Rueben's Ramblings

On October 21, the Lifetime movie The Watcher in the Woods will debut at 8 PM.

Based on the 1980’s cult classic film, Anjelica Huston stars as Mrs. Aylwood, the distraught mother whose daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When Jan Carstairs (relative newcomer Tallulah Evans) and her family move into the idyllic Aylwood manor for the summer, Mrs. Aylwood is taken aback by Jan’s striking resemblance to Karen.

The family is warned against entering the surrounding woods, but Jan and her little sister Ellie (relative newcomer Dixie Egerickx) hear voices coming from the forest. Strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen’s disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape.

The movie is executive produced and directed by actress Melissa Joan Hart (Melissa & Joey and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch).

Here is a preview of The Watcher in the Woods.