What appeared to be, on the paper, a great pre-70s psychedelic forgotten nugget, unfortunately failed to match the expectations I had. I'm really fond of the trial scenes with the animal headed juries but there's perhaps a little too much of this useless Scooby-doo like investiga...( read more)
Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Mark Eden
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detect...( read more
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May 3, 2008
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October 16, 2008
Well, this is certainly not a good film, but I do like a bit of low budget horror flicks now and again.
Pretty much as soon as the film starts we are greeted with a quote from some entirely fictitious medical journal, "...and drugs of this group can produce the most complex ha...( read more) -
February 25, 2009
I had been putting off watching this for quite a while, as I often find it difficult to enjoy vintage horror films for various reasons. But I finally got around to it, and my initial vibe was pretty much justified. The costumes are nice and interesting, especially that of the wit...( read more)
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