Precursor to later episodic horror (i.e. TV's Night Gallery and The Twilight Zone). Five house guests recount their nightmares to each other with each one a little more sinister than the last. A spine-tingling horror classic that scared me as a child and still tod...( read more)
Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is comi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
Stats: 149 reviews
Flixster Reviews (149)
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September 13, 2009
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June 29, 2008
i really enjoyed the surreal ending. the comedy segment was fun but brought down the overall suspense alot. excellent performances and michael redgrave was outstanding in the famous ventriloquist's dummy segment
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June 11, 2007
Spooky anthology film about a man's trip to a country house for a party and the stories he hears while he's there. One of the best (of many lesser) stories about a mad ventriloquist.
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June 30, 2008
Scares that hold up today. Some of the stories have been ripped up countless times, especially the Ventriloquist story towards the end.
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October 29, 2009
A classic British horror anthology movie that can still send a few shivers up and down your spine.
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July 28, 2009
A true horror anthology masterpiece of the macabre, the best tale is the final story about a mad ventriloquist and his evil dummy. Check it out!
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May 16, 2009
Classic horror anthology with the creepiest ventriloquist dummy and a deservedly famous twist ending.
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March 31, 2009
Wonderful horror film that perfectly uses the lets tell a ghost story premise. It is always creepy and occasionally funny. What makes the film is the perfect way it ends.
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