主演：文森特·普莱斯 克里斯托弗·李 彼得·库欣
导演：皮特·沃克
简介：Aquickglimpseatthecastforthisfilmwouldmakeanyhorrorfangiddywithglee.Theactualmoviedoesn'tliveuptothosehighexpectations,butit'sfarfrombeingallbad.DesiArnazJr.(!)playsanauthorwhomakesacrazy$20,000betwithhispublisherthathecouldwriteagreatnovelinonly24hours.Todoso,thepublishergiveshimthekeystoanoldabandonedhousewherehewon'tbedisturbed.Nottrue.OncehegetsthereheisinterruptedbyamultitudeofguestsincludingafamilywhichconsistsofJohnCarradine,SheilaKeith,PeterCushingandVincentPrice.Theyaregatheredthereinatwistedfamilyreuniontoreleasetheirbrotherfromtheroomhe'sbeenimprisonedinforfortyyears.EvenChristopherLeedropsbyasCorrigan,themanwhohasjustpurchasedthehouse.Soon,theyrealizethatthecagedbrotherislooseandoutforrevenge. Whatagreatplotlineandwhatadreamcast!Thismovieshouldhavebeenahellofalotbetter.It'shardtopinpointtheexactproblemswiththefilm,butIwouldventuretosaythatthelackoflightingwasamajorfault.SurethehousehasnoelectricitybutIthinktheytookthetitleofthemoviealittletooliterally.Scenesafterscenesarebarelyvisibleandtheactors'facesareundecipherable.Onlythemomentsinthemaindinninghallarewelllit.Also,thegreatactorsaregivenverylittletodo.CushinggetsafewchucklesasthescaredbrotherbutPrice,LeeandespeciallyCarradinearesomewhatwastedhere.Well,atleastPricegetsthebestlineofthefilm`Pleasedon'tinterruptmewhileIamsoliloquizing.'Andontheplusside,thestoryhasenoughtwistsandturnsthroughouttokeepone`sinterestandtheending,whileabitofacop-out,managestosurprise.
