Three of the episodes are rough-and-ready but vigorous Grand Guignol fun.
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Scotland's Yard's search for a missing film star leads them to a haunted house, which serves as the framework for this sharp British anthology of four horror tales starring icons Peter Cushing,... Scotland's Yard's search for a missing film star leads them to a haunted house, which serves as the framework for this sharp British anthology of four horror tales starring icons Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Ingrid Pitt. In the four stories, a writer's murderous creation comes to life, a wax figure causes a fatal argument between two men, a young girl develops an intense and unhealthy interest in witchcraft, and a film actor finds a cape that helps him get a little too immersed in his role as a vampire. [More]
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt, Joss Ackland, Chloe Franks, Jon Pertwee
Director: Peter Duffell
Director: Peter Duffell
Screenwriter: Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson
Reviews for The House That Dripped Blood
One of the best of the Amicus portmanteau films, this relies on Robert Bloch's superior scripting abilities to fashion a chilling atmosphere of terror that has dated extremely well.
Skillfully written by Bloch and boasting an excellent cast, this omnibus is a bit better than most and was the feature debut of television director Peter Duffell, who wound up returning to small-screen work.
Narrando quatro pequenas histórias, é um filme irregular cujo apelo se mantém graças ao ótimo calibre de seu elenco.
The latter two stories, though necessarily too short and too schematic, generate some interest, and humor, and even a bit of characterization.
Cushing, Lee, and Pitt's dirty-pillows are memorable as always, but only the Lee section fully coheres
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