Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? is a 1971 British horror-thriller film directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Ralph Richardson, Shelley Winters and Mark Lester. LikeWhat's the Matter with Helen? (both films were included in MGM Midnite Movies Double Feature) and better-known films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?and Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, it is one of the many films in the Grand Guignol genre.
Jimmy Sangster (billed as James Sangster), Robert Blees and David D. Osborn co-wrote the screenplay. Other titles that have been used for the film are Gingerbread House (screenplay working title) and simply Who Slew Auntie Roo? (poster title), while the film tagline was "The hand that rocks the cradle has no flesh on it!".
Other actors in the film include Lionel Jeffries, Rosalie Crutchley, Hugh Griffith, Judy Cornwell and Michael Gothard. The film was distributed by American International Pictures.(wikipedia)
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