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.
Cushing, Lee, and Pitt's dirty-pillows are memorable as always, but only the Lee section fully coheres
The latter two stories, though necessarily too short and too schematic, generate some interest, and humor, and even a bit of characterization.
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.
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