The House That Dripped Blood

An Inspector from Scotland Yard travels to the country to investigate the disappearance of a movie star. The local police believe that the house the movie star was renting might have something to do with his disappearance. Both the police and the house's rental agent tell the inspector stories of the house's previous tenants and all the strange things that befell them. First is the story of a writer who begins to suspect that his characters have come to life and may be plotting to kill those close to him. Second is the story of a retiree who becomes obsessed with a figure at the local wax museum. Then comes the story of a father and his sheltered daughter, who might be more than she appears to be. And finally, the story of the movie star who suspects a cloak he bought from a mysterious costume shop might be turning him into a vampire. The House That Dripped Blood is a pretty good anthology with a great cast, including Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee (aka The Third Doctor) and Hammer hottie Ingrid Pitt.

Rating: 63%

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Asylum

aka House of Crazies

After arriving at an asylum for the incurably insane, the young Dr. Martin is given a test: interview the asylum's patients and identify which one of them is the former head of the facility, Dr. Starr. Each patient tells Dr. Martin a story about how they ended up at the asylum but, can any of them be trusted? Can anyone at the asylum be trusted? Asylum was one of the more successful releases from England's second biggest (?) name in horror, Amicus Productions. Written by Psycho's Robert Bloch, Asylum has serious Tales from the Crypt vibes. Which is fitting, given that Amicus released two films based on classic EC Comics titles around the same time as Asylum. If horror anthologies are your bag, consider giving Asylum a watch.

Rating: 62%

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