Yeah, it could have been creepier. The thing I liked about it is that it set you up to think it was a Children of the Corn type of thing, and it turned out to be totally different. Also, it's got The Shat! I couldn't find the original Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) for you, alas. It used to be on Amazon Prime, but it's not there anymore. It also used to be on YouTube, where I watched it a couple of years ago, but appears to have been taken down by the copyright cops. You might find it on a Tor bootleg site but just remember -- I didn't advise you to do that! Reflections of Murder is on YouTube: Bad VHS but better than The People. YouTube is the only way to see it unless it's for sell on a bootleg DVD site. It's a remake of Diabolique updated to the 70s and set in Seattle, not France. The only thing I don't like about it is that Sam Waterston is too young to play the nasty headmaster. He was only about 30 in this film.
RE: Film Review: 'The People' (1972)