discoboys2006

I remember seeing THE SHUTTERED ROOM on late night TV when I was quite young and its haunting imagery stuck in my mind.. I always remember the opening scene of the young child being attacked during the night by someone unseen. Despite being unavailable for many years on video and never getting a proper release on DVD, this movie has a cult following amongst horror movie fans and is a prime example of a good British made horror flick. Fine performances from the leads, particularly Oliver Reed & Carol Lynley. As ever, Dame Flora Robson puts in a good performance as the creepy auntie who "sits atop her watch tower" like some creepy old witch. The eerie Norfolk setting works extremely well and adds to the overall effect of the movie. Its worth checking out this film if you can get hold of it, or watch out for a TV screening.

I love all the 1970's "animals run amok" movies and was really pleased when I found that this TV movie had finally made it onto DVD.. This film is certainly not on a par with the fabulous KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS. The acting is rather wooden even by B movie standards ! I must admit the scenes with the spiders deliver the goods and the scenes inside the dark warehouse work well. I do feel more scary scenes involving spiders attacking the cast would have added more tension. The overall direction is rather poor and fails to raise much tension. Too much "talk" and not enough spider action !im glad I bought this film to add to my "creature flix" collection but I certainly would not recommend unless you are a hardcore fan of these kinda B movies. 5/10