If I had been a kid growing up in England back in the 1970s I think that listening to this commercial would not only have kept me from going anywhere near deep water but would have left me afraid of water for life. Donald Pleasance does a masterful job speaking in the eerie voice of an evil spirit who lures children near deep water. Even though this short is only a few minutes long it is as scary as any full length horror movie. I don't think that it could be made today because the political correctness darlings would say it would be too traumatic for small children. Donald Pleasance will always go down as the best Bond villian and as Doctor Loomis in the Halloween series.
Review of The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water
The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water
(1973 TV Short)
They couldn't have picked a better voice
29 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers