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I watched the Watcher in the Woods as a kid many many years ago, but mostly only remembered something about a girl in a mirror. For Halloween, I thought it would be fun to revisit Disney’s weird light horror film through TriggeredPuppy's fanedit.

Although it is no fault of the faneditor, I felt the first half of the film dragged the supernatural events a bit too long without new developments or revelations. The second half became more interesting as the story finally started to move forward.

The original ending, which the fanedit integrates back into the film, is definitely out there and I can see why preview audiences back then didn’t like it when it first came out in 1980. However, I thought it was interesting.

Technically, the fanedit is well done and flowed smoothly overall. I thought a couple of scenes transitioned somewhat abruptly in the beginning, but that may be something that was in the original film.

While I don’t think I’d watch the film again, I’m glad I had a chance to revisit it through a solid fanedit.