Anthology vintage film formed by five terror tales , all of them filmed with suspense , intrigue , grisly killings , twisted events and horrible happenings . Concerning a creepy and eerie country house , as a Scotland Yard Inspector investigates the bizarre cases occurring at a mysterious mansion. The first segment interpreted by Denholm Elliot , Tom Adams , Robert Lang deals with a novelist meets a strange person who seems to be the nasty criminal who stars his novels .The second one performed by Peter Cushing , Joss Ackland , deals with a Wax Museum in which two protagonists find a mysterious wax figure that remembers them their common past . The third starred by Christopher Lee , Nyree Dawn Porter about an angry father , and his little girl who has weird hobbies as necromancy , Voodoo, and witchery . And the last one starred by Ingrid Pitt , Geoffrey Balydon ,concerns a veteran horror actor who goes after a black cloak providing bloodsucking powers resulting in unexpected consequences . Vampires, Voodoo, Vixens , Victims,! Terror Wants for you in very room un The House That Dripped Blood . From the author of Psycho!
Nice episodes film written by prestigious author Robert Bloch , with thrills , chills , creepy events , twists and turns . One of the very best of the Amicus anthologies with mystery enough and fine cast with a plethora of top-notch British players. There are various notorious actors outstanding, the always great Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee , though this time they do not share shots . Furthermore , other important actors from horror genre with special mention for Ingrid Pitt who usually played for Hammer , though here for its competitor Amicus.
The film was nicely financed by Milton Subotsky , Max Rosenberg from Amicus Productions that produced a great number of horror movies . It provides a colorful and adequate cinematography by Ray Parslow shot in Sheppeton studios. As well as suspenseful and frightening musical score by Michael Dress .The film was well and professionally directed by Peter Duffel . He was a good craftsman who made several episodes from notorious series, such as : The Bill, Space Precinct , Tales of the Unexpected , Inspector Morse , The Waterfall , The Famous Five , Far Pavillions , Journey to Unknown, Man in a Suitcase , The Adventures of Black Beauty , Strange Report , The Avengers . And occassionally he directed some films as King of The Wind , Berlin 1876 , England made me , Partners in Crime and this The House That Dripped Blood . Rating 7/10 . Better than average .Well worth watching . The picture will appeal to Horror movie buffs.
