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The House That Dripped Blood

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The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 6  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

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, Christopher Lee, and Ingrid Pitt. In the four stories, a writer's murderous creation comes to... 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]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt, Joss Ackland

Director: Peter Duffell
Screenwriter: Robert Bloch

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 10, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Producer Interview

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Three of the episodes are rough-and-ready but vigorous Grand Guignol fun.

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06/24/06
Tom Milne
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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.

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11/25/03
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There are other, much better Amicus anthology films out there...

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01/29/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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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.

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12/10/07
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3/5

Narrando quatro pequenas histórias, é um filme irregular cujo apelo se mantém graças ao ótimo calibre de seu elenco.

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09/05/05
Pablo Villaca
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The latter two stories, though necessarily too short and too schematic, generate some interest, and humor, and even a bit of characterization.

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05/09/05
Roger Greenspun
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01/05/04
Nicolas Lacroix
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Cushing, Lee, and Pitt's dirty-pillows are memorable as always, but only the Lee section fully coheres

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10/30/03
Bill Chambers
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