The House That Dripped Blood

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Kalin D I found myself easily sucked into this film. No matter how bizarre or far-fetched the good acting and nice camera work kept me engaged. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Julian S A compelling title that may overshadow its contents, but the stories inside are still worth exploring. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review g j A great final swan-song for Hammer-era Horror. In all it's clunky cheese and stilted dialogue this borders on being a camp masterpiece. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review Teddy B An interesting anthology that really starts to pick up around the middle two parts. Well-acted, well shot, and well written just overall. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review nick s A reasonable production and good acting. This was a collection of stories occurring in one house over time. I wasn't enthralled by them though as the plot twists weren't surprising or intriguing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/25/23 Full Review DanTheMan 2 The first thing that should be noted about The House That Dripped Blood is that no blood is dripped. The only Amicus production I'm watching this Spooky Season, The House That Dripped Blood had been on my radar for a while, primarily because it starred, amongst a myriad of other class acts, Jon Pertwee in the midst of his first two seasons as Doctor Who. It's a fun little anthology even if Robert Bloch's writing is rather uninspired and enjoyable enough in a rough-and-ready kind of way. The film's focus on psychological terror grants the segments their own sense of unease, although the first two don't really capitalise on this, the third story is the one that really stands out focusing on a child's loneliness, the father's hapless cruelty, and the governess' well-meaning failure to understand; while the fourth with a vampire Jon Pertwee is simply a riot. Each of them could very well be their own thing, the latter two especially, as they are too short to fully stick that landing. That being said, the cast is outstanding, Lee, Cushing, Pertwee and other noteworthy Brits all deliver great performances even if the writing doesn't do them much justice. Richly atmospheric settings, muted colour photography and competent direction by Peter Duffell, The House That Dripped Blood marks a peak of 1970s horror flamboyance and although not dripping in blood, it oozes with camp. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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