The House That Dripped Blood

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The House That Dripped Blood

PG

Released Mar 10, 1971

1h 41m

Horror

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A Scotland Yard inspector (John Bennett) learns how four tenants of a country house met macabre fates.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

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

Jun 24, 2006

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Roger Greenspun

New York Times

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

Rated: 2.5/5

May 9, 2005

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Robert Bloch, the author of Psycho, uses the framework of a haunted house to connect four stories involving (as the original tagline blared) "Vampires! Voodoo! Vixens! Victims!"

Rated: 3/4

Oct 28, 2020

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Tom Beasley

VultureHound

The peak of 1970s horror flamboyance, dripping in camp and executing Bloch's narrative flourishes with the sort of ludicrous excess that characterises the best of Amicus.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2020

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

A fun and frightening omnibus.

Jul 24, 2019

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Brian Collins

Birth.Movies.Death.

What I liked most about this last segment is how it directly tied into the wraparounds, as opposed to being "just another story".

May 17, 2018

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matthew d

Wasn't too bad, great tales from the darkside/Friday the 13th feel

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Horror fan 4

4 short stories that'll leave you wanting more!! My favorite is sweets to the sweet. Tim Treakle

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Blobbo X

Four scary stories. Need to watch again, been a while.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Jay W

"The House That Dripped Blood" is an anthology horror film that tells 4 different stories that all take place within the same spooky house. The stories are told using some of the best horror icons including Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Despite all four stories involving the house, they do an excellent job of differentiating the stories with varied settings and conflicts. Typically these types of stories don't gel as well for film as they do for TV shows. The movie does one story for about 20 minutes, then shifts to a completely unrelated narrative for 20 minutes. This can feel like they are not capitalizing on the feature length format, and more at home as a TV show. The four stories and the framing device are all entertaining. They are well directed with engaging cinematography and talented actors. And the ending is just the cherry on top. Watch and see if you can find out what is wrong with the house that... that has bad stuff happen in it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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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 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Julian S

A compelling title that may overshadow its contents, but the stories inside are still worth exploring.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Synopsis

A Scotland Yard inspector (John Bennett) learns how four tenants of a country house met macabre fates.

Director: Peter Duffell
Screenwriter: Robert Bloch, Milton Subotsky
Production Co: Amicus Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 1971, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2018
Runtime: 1h 41m

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