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: Dark Sky Films
: Horror
: 90 min.
: English
: English
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This creepy, atmospheric horror film from England's Amicus Productions dispenses with much of the tongue-in-cheek presentation of their popular '70s horror anthologies (such as Asylum and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors) in favor of a more adult-oriented approach. The story begins in the 18th century, as a young stable hand tries to prevent nobleman Fengriffen (Herbert Lom) from raping a young servant girl -- who happens to be the stable hand's wife -- and for this transgression has his hand lopped off. Flash forward to the present, where Fengriffen's ancestor (Ian Ogilvy) and his wife (Stephanie Beacham), now living on the ancestral estate, are haunted by the servant's vengeful spirit, as well as the severed hand itself, which roams the gloomy corridors of the mansion. Most video versions are taken from the TV print, which is missing some scenes of violence and nudity. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
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| Decidedly Adequate Brit Horror
by colintappe
June 9, 2009 - 3:41 AM PDT
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| I suppose the phrase "paced English horror" is a bit redundant, as paced is basically what they do over there, and in this instance they do it...Well, fairly well. Like most people, I've seen my fair share of Brit horror where you're just waiting for the flick to wind down to the non-climax and call it a day, but this flick manages to throw in enough moments of legitimate creepiness to excuse the fairly blasé plot surrounding a mistreated servant whose ghost reaps revenge on the manor's current owners. This doesn't really do much to stand out from the pack of Hammer imitators, but then that's not always the point of a good genre film, and I think this flick will more than satisfy fans of the style. |
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