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The House That Dripped Blood

1971 · 102 min

It is a dizzying, episodic descent into gothic horror where every corner of the old house holds a fresh nightmare.

Directed by
Peter Duffell
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott
Tagline
Vampires! Voodoo! Vixens! Victims!
Overview
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

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Directed by
Peter Duffell
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • death
  • madness
  • obsession
  • violence
Places
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror9
Humour2
Realism2
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Peter Duffell
Written by
Robert Bloch, Russ Jones
Starring
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, Joanna Dunham, Tom Adams, Robert Lang, Joss Ackland, Wolfe Morris
Music
Michael Dress
Cinematography
Ray Parslow
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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