Janet Pendleton arrives at Ravens-croft Reform School to teach Science, but discovers macabre goings-on, especially to wayward girls. Suffering hallucinations of someone being bricked-up behind a wall, she seeks the help of the School Doctor, only to discover he was once a patient at the School when it was an asylum... Read more
| Starring | Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Robert Vaughn |
|---|---|
| Director | Gerard Kikoine |
| Genres | Horror |
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Janet Pendleton arrives at Ravens-croft Reform School to teach Science, but discovers macabre goings-on, especially to wayward girls. Suffering hallucinations of someone being bricked-up behind a wall, she seeks the help of the School Doctor, only to discover he was once a patient at the School when it was an asylum...
| Starring | Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Robert Vaughn |
|---|---|
| Director | Gerard Kikoine |
| Studio | 4DIGITAL MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Mar 2002 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
Leaving aside the wild implausibility of the plot, this is a neat thriller sequel that's essentially a reprise of the original. Set in the same town, it has Stephen Caffrey scheming with his mistress Tracey Needham to poison his wife Ally Sheedy, who has just inherited a fortune. Of course, things don't go quite according to plan. Smartly directed by the star of the original, Tim Matheson (he also has a cameo), it makes for a far-fetched but entertaining hour-and-a-half's viewing.
Bits of several Edgar Allan Poe stories make up this schlock offering, shot on the cheap in South Africa. It's set in a... read more on Time Out
Despite the presence of Messrs Pleasance, Carradine & Vaughn, this was pretty dire. Poe had a fear of being buried alive which figures in many of his books. Had he watched this he would have been reaching for the shovel - not to bury himself but to bury whoever used his name to promote such rubbish. The 'scary' bits were predictable and not particularly scary. I fell asleep a couple of times so may have missed the interesting parts but I doubt it. Not recommended unless you're desperate for something to watch.
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