Doctor Terrors House Of Horrors
1965
A mysterious, dark fortune teller named Schreck joins five travelers (Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Kenny Lynch, Donald Sutherland, and Alan Freeman) on a train, offering to predict their futures with Tarot cards. The stories he sees in his deck of cards, or what he refers to as his "house of horrors" inspire five separate .. Read more
| Starring | Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing, Ursula Howells, Max Adrian |
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| Director | Freddie Francis |
| Genres | Horror |
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Doctor Terrors House Of Horrors
A mysterious, dark fortune teller named Schreck joins five travelers (Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Kenny Lynch, Donald Sutherland, and Alan Freeman) on a train, offering to predict their futures with Tarot cards. The stories he sees in his deck of cards, or what he refers to as his "house of horrors" inspire five separate horror stories about the lives of each one of his traveling companions. The result is something out of TWILIGHT ZONE, as each man's life proves to be his own private horror show. For example, one man's wife turns out to be a vampire while another, an artist, is tormented by a severed but animated hand.
Among horror fans, DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS is universally accepted classic for its noteworthy cast and stylish direction. This DVD offers audio commentary from both Director Freddy Francis and Dark Side magazine editor Allan Bryce.
| Starring | Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing, Ursula Howells, Max Adrian, Roy Castle, Alan Freeman, Bernard Lee, Jeremy Kemp, Kenny Lynch, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Donald Sutherland |
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| Director | Freddie Francis |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Oct 2003 Production year: 1965 |
| Format | DVD |
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Vampires, werewolves, crawling hands, voodoo curses and creeping vines — they're all present and enjoyably correct in the first, and best, fun fright anthology from the Amicus horror factory, Hammer's only real 1960s rival. Peter Cushing is the tarot card reader telling five men on a train (including Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland and Roy Castle) their grim fortunes. Veteran horror director Freddie Francis delivers a fair quota of entertaining shocks with his trademark visual flair, and it's always a joy to see DJ turned rather wooden actor Alan Freeman at the mercy of that peculiar writhing plant.
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The first Amicus portmanteau film, which combines five stories comprising a vampire, a severed hand, a man-eating... read more on Time Out
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
The Verdict Is.....
Well look at the all star cast.Roy Castle (R.I.P),Peter F***ing Cushing, Donald Sutherland, Christopher Lee. Superb. It's not scary in the slightest but the whole film is a joy to watch.Definitely a must see for people who liike modern day scary films with non acting teens in it just to see what a good film should be like.Setting the tone and the mood from the very start and not trying to fool people with pathetic twists in the tale.Films like this were made for viewing pleasure and not box office money.The whole eerie setting, the superb acting, the jittery train, the twist in the tale, everything was fantastic.A must watch for any Hammer Horror enthusiast as this definitely scrubs up with the best of them even though its not Hammer.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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excellent
peter cushing in one of his best roles. I dont think anyone else could have played the part as well
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Doctor Terrors House Of Horrors
A mysterious, dark fortune teller named Schreck joins five travelers (Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Kenny Lynch, Donald Sutherland, and Alan Freeman) on a train, offering to predict their futures with Tarot cards. The stories he sees in his deck of cards, or what he refers to as his "house of ...
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