Fear Is the Key (1972) Reviews & Ratings

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Fear Is the Key reviews

Fear Is the Key holds a 5.9/10 average from 53 TMDB ratings.

I can only assume they changed the story somewhat from the book because I can’t imagine Alastair MacLaine writing a story with so may plot holes and instances where people who interacted with the hero (?) did so many dumb things. It starts with a scene that seems to have nothing to do with the main body of the plot once that gets going, so that is a rather heavy handed giveaway that the scene is in fact a segue cont…
— Peter McGinn (5/10)

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