Directed by:
Freddie FrancisScreenplay:
Milton SubotskyCinematography:
Alan HumeComposer:
Elisabeth LutyensCast:
Christopher Lee, Ann Bell, Michael Gough, Bernard Lee, Peter Cushing, Donald Sutherland, Al Mulock, Walter Sparrow, Judy Cornwell, Katy Wild, Thomas Baptiste (more)Plots(1)
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 segment, in which arrogant art critic Christopher Lee is avidly pursued by a snubbed artist's severed hand. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Christopher Lee
UK
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Ann Bell
UK
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Michael Gough
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Bernard Lee
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Peter Cushing
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Donald Sutherland
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Al Mulock
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Walter Sparrow
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Judy Cornwell
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Katy Wild
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Thomas Baptiste
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Max Adrian
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Edward Underdown
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Isla Blair
India
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Ursula Howells
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Jennifer Jayne
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Peter Madden
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Phoebe Nicholls
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Neil MacCallum
Canada
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Hedger Wallace
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