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8 / 10

Another worthy and entertaining horror anthology outing from those fine folks at Amicus
A quintet of men find themselves trapped in a deep, mysterious high-rise building basement where they relate their recurring nightmares to each other. 1st and most eerie tale, “Midnight Mess” – Ruthless criminal Rogers (a solid Daniel Massey) tracks down his sister Donna (a marvelously sinister Anna Massey) to a remote small town which turns out to be populated by vampires. 2nd and most darkly amusing story, “The Neat Job” – Overbearingly neat and tidy nit-picker Critchit (a perfectly irritating Terry-Thomas) drives his sweet, long-suffering wife Eleanor (the delightful Glynis Johns) murderously around the bend with his annoying fussiness. The sick punchline to this one is simply great. 3rd and most nifty yarn, “This Trick’ll Kill You” – Arrogant magician Sebastian (well played to the cocky hilt by Curt Jurgens) and his wife Inez (lovely Dawn Addams) seal their gloomy fates when they steal an Indian rope trick. 4th and most ironic segment, “Bargain in Death” – Shrewd con artist Maitland (the excellent Michael Craig) concocts a seemingly foolproof insurance scam by faking his own death, but his plan goes horribly awry. Arthur Mullard contributes a winningly droll turn in this one as a clumsy oaf gravedigger. 5th and most nasty vignette, “Drawn and Quartered” – Struggling, destitute, bitterly vindictive painter Moore (a splendidly performance by Tom Baker, who’s barely recognizable beneath a big, bushy beard) uses voodoo to get revenge on three greedy fellows who exploited him. Capably directed by Roy Ward Baker, with a tight script by Milton Subotsky, sharp cinematography by Denys N. Coop, a supremely spooky’n’shivery score by Douglas Gamley, a morbidly funny line in wickedly witty gallows humor, and tip-top acting from a bang-up all-star British cast, this film makes for a good’n’gruesome omnibus outing.Read More