Eerie and atmospheric, dream-like horror film is still quite an effective shocker all these years later. The performances and direction are especially good, with striking murders, a nice shower scene and one killer of an ending. This one certainly seems like it was quite influe...( read more)
Cristina Galbó,
Denise Oliver,
John Moulder-Brown,
Kathy Najimy,
Lilli Palmer
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Lilli Palmer owns and runs a school for wayward girls in France. Her absolute discipline has fostered a social order among the girls with rampant sex, lesbianism and torture the norm. Palmer also has ...( read more
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October 8, 2007
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October 22, 2009
It was a pretty good movie. It makes me glad I never went to bording school or whatever the school was in the movie. I thought the kid in the move was quiet pervy. I wasn't expecting the ending. Though I tought the plot has been done before, I think that this movie was one of the...( read more)
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October 13, 2009
Remind me to stay away from these sorts of places. HS gym class was weird enough.
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June 11, 2009
Lesbianism, sexual repression, an Oedipal relationship between the headmistress and her son...and bloody murder! ! Weird, but well done.
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May 6, 2009
The House That Screamed is one of my favorite horror films ever. Its influence can be seen in countless films, most notable is Argento's Suspiria. Not only has it been the template for other films but it draws inspiration from classics like Psycho and Frankenstein. Directed by Na...( read more)
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July 25, 2007
One of my favorite movies ever made, The House that Screamed is one of the best ghotic horrors of the 60s. The visual style is great, a clear influence on Argento's Suspiria. The acting is excellent, with Lili Palmer and the beautiful Cristina Galbó shines in her first horror rol...( read more)
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