Product Information
Dr. Terror catches a train and persuades five passengers to have their fortunes told using the Tarot Cards.Product Identifiers
EAN5060020624339
eBay Product ID (ePID)47856204
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleDoctor Terror's House of Horrors
ActorBernard Lee, Kenny Lynch, Ursula Howells, Alan Freeman, Roy Castle, Max Adrian, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp
DirectorFreddie Francis
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2005
FranchiseAmicus
GenreHorror/Occult, General
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Additional InformationThis clever horror omnibus is one of the better early anthologies from Amicus Productions, thanks to Freddie Francis' stylish direction and a tongue-in-cheek approach from writer Milton Subotsky (who would later apply the same sardonic treatment to the EC Comics-based productions ASYLUM and THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD). The framing story is set in a train car, where five passengers have their fortunes told by the all-seeing Dr. Schreck (Peter Cushing), who refers to his ominous tarot deck as his 'House of Horrors'. Their respective stories involve all manner of occult happenings: a jazz musician's involvement with a voodoo curse; an estate haunted by a werewolf; a doctor (Donald Sutherland) who suspects that his wife has become a vampire; a cottage besieged by a monster kudzu vine; and the most entertaining segment, in which arrogant art critic Christopher Lee is avidly pursued by a snubbed artist's severed hand. In the end, it doesn't take a jaded horror buff to deduce Schreck's true identity or the ultimate destination of the train passengers, but it's a fun ride nonetheless.
Movie/TV TitleDoctor Terror's House Of Horrors