Just about every childrens Tv series in the 70s
Anyone remember that very creepy European folk tale The Singing Ringing Tree?
Why does it seem like most of the kids shows in the 70s were based on creepy otherwordly themes?
I rewatched Children of the Stones recently and although it didnt creep me out as much this time, still a very odd series, Catweazel, The Owl Service, The Moon Stallion, Raven, The Changes.
But the one that still gives me the shudders, I cant remember what it was called.
Something about whatever a girl drew became real, there was a creepy boy shut up in a house in the middle of nowhere and evil standing stones that in my mind may have had red eyes surrounding the house and creeping up on it.
What was in the minds of the people showing stuff like that to impressional kids?
And of course as has been mentioned by several people already, the public information films, jeez
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 23:31, 9 replies)

A ha
"whatever a girl drew became real, there was a creepy boy"

Sounds like the video for "Take On me".
(tboss, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 0:53, closed)

Paperhouse from the book Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr i think...
(boduchess, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:11, closed)

Oh!
Just googled that, and yes that is most probably it, thanks :)
There is also a film available of this, wonders if I can muster up the backbone to purchase and watch it
According to the wiki link, again the stones of Avebury feature in this, also like in Children of The Stones.
Having visited Avebury many times its one of the least creepy places ive been to
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:34, closed)

Mostly because it was remodelled on a whim by a perverted marmalade magnate, using such archaeologically sensitive techniques as dynamiting the fuck out of the area, and is thus not especially authentic. We dug up a whole new(/old) Avenue going into it - not really known about since Stukeley's drawings, and commonly thought to be the result of his indulgence in recreational Massive Drugs - that was a bit weird. You could still smell the cinders as you broke the soil above the burning pits...

In any event, if you're in that area and fancy a bit of creepy, try West Kennet Long Barrow by night.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:52, closed)

West Kennet
Slept in there one halloween night, fantastic place, the creepiest thing was some warden fella coming along and shouting at us in the morning
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 14:00, closed)

I bought 'The Owl Service' on DVD
It was still fucking ace, if not quite up to today's standards in terms of special effects.

I think a lot of hippies smartened up their act at the end of the 60s and got jobs in broadcasting. But they brought their pagan and folkloric ideas with them.
(Cameltoad, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:32, closed)

And
Their massive drugs ;)
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:36, closed)

The book Marianne Dreams is freaky enough and when I saw Paperhouse and the guy in it shouts 'I'm BLIND!' I just about lost my shit, so I sympathise....
(resurrection_mary cannibal_ferox, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 10:32, closed)

I think
You're on about the film Paperhouse?
(imanaturalblonde, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 12:19, closed)