BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Leofwine_draca Another in the long line of Amicus anthologies. The connection between these stories is a mysterious house which gives the owners whatever their personality deserves, which basically means that it's an excuse to use the same set over and over again. Certainly the wrap around story sometimes makes these films – who can forget the classic train journey in DR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS? – but not so here. Little thought or imagination seems to have gone into it and you get the feeling that the title was conceived before the story.The first segment features the reliable Denholm Elliott as a writer who conjures up a strangler from his imagination. He's horrified when the strangler apparently becomes real. This story has a few shocks but is pretty formulaic and is singularly lacking in atmosphere, creepiness, or any form of terror. There's an interesting double twist at the climax but apart from that, this is nothing to get excited about.The second story is probably the best, and has Peter Cushing and Joss Ackland in it. Cushing is the lonely man who visits a wax horror show, where he sees a figure which reminds him of a girl he once loved. When his old friend visits town he too sees the figure and becomes obsessed with it. The story is atmospheric in the wax museum scenes and has a typically gruesome climax, and of course Cushing's acting lifts it above the norm. Ackland is also good value for money. I think this is the scariest of the lot when it comes down to it.The third story has Christopher Lee as a father of a young girl with "problems". A live-in nanny arrives and soon finds out what the problems are - the eerie taint of witchcraft is lurking in this one. Lee is good as his usual pompous, unlikeable self, but apart from him this story is nothing out of the ordinary. There's some fun to be had from trying to guess the resolution and the climax is suitably repulsive.The final story benefits from having Jon Pertwee in it, and Ingrid Pitt appears to add some glamour too. Pertwee is the arrogant actor who buys a mysterious cape for his new vampire role. However, the cape belonged to a real vampire and is affecting the owner in strange ways, such as turning him invisible in mirrors when he wears it. There's a twist ending as usual and an interesting film-within-a-film premise in this comic instalment. It's dated pretty badly and Pitt's lack of talent is more than evident, but Pertwee's spirited performance makes up for it.The wrap-around story, about the policeman investigating the deaths, is quite dull, apart from the ending which has some action in it. Altogether this is a very average anthology. It never gets boring to watch as none of the stories last more than 20 minutes. There's an interesting cast too, however it somewhat lacks from being mainly confined to a single set for much of the stories. It's worth having as it showcases the talent from the era, and, of course, it's a '70s British horror film so it gets a recommendation from me. And just look at the cast! Not brilliant, but eminently watchable for nostalgic fans of old fashioned horror.

Rainey Dawn This is a fun classic horror film... 4 creepy stories about the occupants of the house. Worth watching for fans of classic horror.Segment 1 "Method for Murder" - A writer rents the house as inspiration for his new horror book. He invents his main murderous character but things become all to real.Segment 2 "Waxworks" - A man named Philip Grayson (Peter Cushing) rents the house. An old friend comes to visit and the two men become obsessed with a beautiful wax figure that reminds them all to much of the woman they were fighting over years before.Segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet" - John Reid (Christopher Lee) and his daughter rent the home. Reid seems overly protective of his daughter who is secretly involved in witchcraft.Segment 4 "The Clock" - A film actor rents the house and obtains a cloak that gives him the powers of a vampire.The first 3 segments are good - creepy. The last segment (The Cloak) was on the humorous side to me. All 4 segments are good - I enjoyed the movie.Strange, I really thought I have seen this film before - but after watching it I think I was mixing up the title of this film with another movie.... :D 8/10

Ahmad Eddeeb I've seen "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" and "Torture Garden". I liked them both and went searching for more. I've seen many users claiming that "The House That Dripped Blood" was the best. So I watched it. And I was a little disappointed.The cast is great of course. The performance of Christopher Lee was the best thing about this film. But the stories had very little to do with this "house that dripped blood". I mean the "house" was just a place to spend the night in three stories! I expected the house to be alive.. hungry.. anything.. anything but a normal house! I expected it to have some kind of "effect" on the protagonists, but apparently they came in ready. They just were strange bunch of people looking for a place to rent! Maybe the first story - one of the silliest - was the only story with a sinister house. Peter Cushing's story was basically about a wax museum. We hardly see him in the house! The last story was just a silly joke. But I didn't hate the film. I just like it way less than the other two.

JoeB131 And it shows here in this anthology movie of four stories using British horror actors.The first story is probably the weakest, about a horror writer who thinks he is slowly going mad, but it's really his wife and actor boyfriend messing with him.The second story is about Peter Cushing as a newly retired man who develops a fascination with a wax mannequin of a woman who looks like an ex-girlfriend. Again, Cushing is a good actor, but he barely saves a weak story.Third Story- Christopher Lee as the father of a little girl who turns out to be a witch. Somewhat effective horror here.Finally, Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who #3) as a flamboyant horror actor who find himself in possession of a cape that gives him the attributes of a vampire. I think this is really the best of the four stories, but that's because Pertwee was trying to prove himself with a performance, while Lee and Cushing were just phoning it in.