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And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973 · 91 min

A slow, candlelit gothic dread that creeps through a grand house, unsettling more than shocking, with a grim curse tightening around you.

Tagline
The hand that crawls, kills, and lives!
Overview
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of the Fengriffen family. The young bride is victim of terrifying visions and apparitions, threatening her very sanity. A London psychiatrist comes to her help and uncovers the terrible secret that haunts the estate.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • fate
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Roy Ward Baker
Written by
Roger Marshall
Starring
Stephanie Beacham, Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom, Ian Ogilvy, Geoffrey Whitehead, Guy Rolfe, Rosalie Crutchley
Music
Douglas Gamley
Cinematography
Denys N. Coop
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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