Review of The House That Dripped Blood (1971) by Michael T — 05 Jul 2008
Amicus was one of Hammer's competitors back in the 1960s. Amicus specialized in the "anthology" movie (ala the classic DEAD OF THE NIGHT) with a series of grisly tales rather than one story. Amicus frequently adopted the fiction of American horror icon Robert Bloch, and all the stories in this film are based on Robert Bloch short stories.
The plot revolves around a detective from Scotland Yard investigating the disappearance of an actor. The real estate agent who rented the actor a country estate on the outskirts of London relates the fate of three previous tennants before discussing the fate of the fourth (the actor in question). Hammer stalwarts Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are along for the ride along with Denholm Elliot and John Pertwee (who had just started playing DOCTOR WHO on British TV at the time). Also along for the ride is Hammer starlet Ingrid Pitt. The film was released in 1970. A very solid piece of work with the second and fourth stories being the most solid.
This review of The House That Dripped Blood (1971) was written by Michael T on 05 Jul 2008.
The House That Dripped Blood has generally received mixed reviews.
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