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A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Julie Crosthwaite
- Ellen Mason
- (as Julie Crosthwait)
Luana Anders
- Catherine Medina (Clip from 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
- (archive footage)
John Dierkes
- West (Clip from 'The Haunted Palace')
- (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
- Clip from 'The Raven'
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film's opening credits include special participation by Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. Both of these actors were long since dead, having died in the late 1960s (Rathbone in 1967 and Karloff in 1969); however, they appear in this film in clips from real films that they had each starred in with Vincent Price: Rathbone in Tales of Terror (1962) and Karloff in The Raven (1963).
- GoofsJulia's dead body is breathing heavily after Paul Toombes discovers her.
- Quotes
Paul Toombes: Miss Peters, as they say in horror movies, you will come to a bad end.
- Crazy credits"With special participation by Boris Karloff (and) Basil Rathbone." At the time of this film's theatrical release in 1974, both of these actors had been dead since 1967 and 1969, respectively, and their "special participation" was actually limited to appearing in this film in clips from real films that they had each starred in with Vincent Price: Karloff in The Raven (1963) and Rathbone in Tales of Terror (1962).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Horror Hall of Fame (1974)
- SoundtracksWhen Day Is Done
Performed by Vincent Price
Featured review
It was quite mad!
This was made around the same time as 'Vault of horror' and it shows. Vincent Price is an ageing movie star who is asked to reprise his role as a killer a few years after his wife-to-be was decapitated by a killer nobody caught. The movie within a movie is just footage obtained from Prices earlier horror flicks like 'Pit and the pendulum' and 'The house of Usher'. The movie itself has good performances from Price and Peter Cushing and the music is great! The music sets an atmosphere for good horror especially in a part where a girl is looking for Vincent Price in Peter Cushings garden. The part where Vincent Price is interviewed by Michael Parkinson adds some class to the movie and also some terror as the killer is stalking someone in the studio! Overall, the movie has a good atmosphere helped by Douglas Gamleys music and decent acting. The movie is tense with the old dark house style 'looking downstairs with a candle' and some good deaths. The only problems are with the story as this just looks like a tribute to Prices earlier movies than something original and the 70's rock music in one of the death scenes. It gives the movies age away and isn't as timeless as Prices earlier movies. If your a Price and Cushing fan you will like it but for a normal person, its a scary but dim treat. 5 and a half out of 10.
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- Also known as
- Das Schreckenshaus des Dr. Death
- Filming locations
- Pyrford Place, West Byfleet, Surrey, England, UK(Herbert Flay's house)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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