And Now the Screaming Starts

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Kalissa H @kali_416 May 31 All Henry’s fault. These women caught in the crossfire. It was pretty good. The ending was fun. Peter Cushing did great. See more Ian B @RT52778083 11/11/2024 Enjoyed it very much. Good story, well directed and a great performance by Stephanie Beacham, who is a fox. See more 07/04/2021 Based on the 1970 novella Fengriffen by David Case, this Ray Ward Baker (Asylum, A Night to Remember, The Vault of Horror) is a rare non-anthology Amicus film. After moving to her fiancé Charles Fengriffen's family estate, Catherine (Stephanie Beacham, Dynasty) keeps seeing an undead man with a birthmarked face, no eyes and a severed right hand. In fact, a spirit goes so far as to assault her on her wedding night. So imagine how she feels when she meets a woodsman who lives on the grounds. He has the same birthmark as her horrible dreams. Anyone that answers her questions about all of these strange happenings is killed immediately — by axe, by severed hand, by throwing down the stairs, bye bye. Charles believes that his wife is mentally ill, but since she is with his child, he calls for Dr. Pope (Peter Cushing), who gets close to the truth before the hand shows up again and kills his witness. That's when Charles reveals that his grandfather (Herbert Lom!) once assaulted his servant Silas' wife and sliced off that man's hand as punishment for trying to get revenge. The child grew up to be the woodsman, whose father Silas cursed the Fengriffen family. The next virgin bride to enter their home — Catherine — would be attacked by a ghost, her decency taken and her child possessed. Anyone who tries to help her will die. The end of this movie is completely deranged. The baby is born looking exactly like Catherine's vision — no eyes, the birthmark and missing a hand — so Charles shoots the woodsman in both eyes before digging up Silas and tearing his corpse apart. This film was shot in Oakley Court, which you may recognize from several Hammer films and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Today, it's a luxury hotel. One more fact: producer Max Rosenberg attempted to use the title I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, which is a Harlan Ellison book. How quickly do you think Harlan ran to court to stop him? See more Joel P @autumn1015 05/22/2021 Despite some cheesiness this movie plays it's horror straight. In capable hands it would make a great remake. Is there a Hollywood happy ending? Well, see for yourself. I will watch it again and that's my benchmark for a good movie. See more Simon T @Bucksplit 07/29/2017 Amicus horror feature from 1973. As with so many Hammer/Amicus features this has very little genuine horror and quite a bit of anaemic acting in over-lit rooms. The peculiar billing implies Peter Cushing and Herbert Lom are the stars, but in fact the three leads are played by Ian Ogilvy (bland), Stephanie Beacham (screams a lot) and Geoffrey Whitehead (vengeful servant). It's entertaining enough but lacks atmosphere. Lom is terrific in a sadistic cameo, Cushing indifferent as a doctor. See more 10/02/2013 A Slow Moving Atmospheric Amicus Horror, That's More Adult Orientated Than Some Of Their Other Big Films. Its A Tale About, Rape, Revenge, Virgins & Ghosts In A Seemingly Hauted House. This Is A Film That Works With Its Somewhat Basic Story, Clever Atmosphere & It's Good Performances From Its Cast See more Read all reviews

And Now the Screaming Starts

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