Very best movie i ever watch

Simply Perfect

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

The first of the many anthology horror films made by Amicus Studios in the UK (the main rival to their more successful counterparts Hammer), DR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS is a great, fast paced movie that holds up to this day. It's a pretty gentle film that favours atmosphere over shocks and terror, but that doesn't stop it from packing a punch in the tale of five train passengers having their fortunes read by the mysterious Dr Schreck. This is one of those films where the wraparound story is even better than the individual tales, mainly thanks to Peter Cushing who excels as the shabby, sinister fortune teller. The twist ending is no surprise but it was enough to send chills up my spine by the time the credits rolled.The stories are a mixed bunch but none are too poor. Ironically, the two average stories are those which plough the most familiar fields, the vampire and werewolf yarns which bookend the film. The werewolf section benefits from some good HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES-style atmosphere (think swirling mists, crumbling mansions, hidden vaults, lonely moors), an interesting werewolf and a good twist right at the end. The closing vampire story also has a twist, but by this time it's very predictable. Donald Sutherland doesn't register more than bug eyes and blond hair and the rubber bat stuff is quite tiring.The second story is of the so-bad-it's-good variety. It involves a household being taken over by a killer plant, and is just as silly as it sounds. Still, the straight-laced approach makes it work and nowhere else will you see Bernard Lee battling an evil vine! The bit where the guy is strangled by a branch is also pretty funny. The third story goes for out-and-out comedy as an unlucky Roy Castle falls foul of a voodoo cult – all because he's trying to steal their music! Castle mugs for all his worth in this outing and the voodoo elements are hilarious dated and non-PC, but for the most part the comedy works.The fourth story is the best and it's no coincidence that it stars Christopher Lee. He's not playing a villain here, but his art critic character is completely foul and watching him get his comeuppance is a joy. Michael Gough is also very good in a small part. This makes use of the classic crawling hand tale complete with a nice little special effect and it's quite brilliant, coming the closest out of all the stories to true horror. All in all a fine little film from Britain's golden age of horror.

Wonderful horror anthology movie from Amicus. During a train voyage, five men have their fates told to them by creepy tarot card-reading Dr. Shreck (Peter Cushing). He calls his tarot deck his "house of horrors." Cushing has a lot of fun as the devilish Shreck and it shows.The first story, "Werewolf," is about an architect (Neil McCallum) hired to make alterations to the house he grew up in. The new owner is a widow with some secrets to keep. The title's pretty much a dead giveaway as to what one of those secrets is. This is probably my favorite of the stories. But if you're a monster fan, don't expect to see anybody running around in werewolf makeup or a costume. The second story, "Creeping Vine," is about plants that have become intelligent and bloodthirsty. It's a cute little story but nothing exceptional. "Voodoo" is the third story. It's about a jazz musician (Roy Castle) who uses music from a voodoo ceremony in a song he composes after being warned not to. This one's okay but, like the vine story, no great shakes.The fourth story is "Disembodied Hand," about an art critic (Christopher Lee) attacked by the disembodied hand of a painter (Michael Gough) he wronged. If you've seen The Beast with Five Fingers, you've seen the killer hand story done as well as it could be done. This version is good, however, thanks mainly to great actors Lee and Gough. The final story, "Vampire," is about a newly-married doctor (Donald Sutherland) who thinks his wife might be a vampire. This is a good story that ends with a cool little twist. The wraparound story of the train ride with Cushing features a twist that would become commonplace in horror anthologies, in one variation or another. But this is the first instance of a film using it that I'm aware of.Excellent cast well-directed by Freddie Francis. The stories aren't particularly innovative but are still very entertaining. It reminds me of an old book I read at the library as a child. It was a collection of horror-themed short stories. The stories were pretty simple and straightforward, predictable even, but also a great deal of fun. Definitely check it out if you're a fan of Cushing, Lee, or just horror anthologies in general.

Freddie Francis directed this five-part horror anthology framed by five strangers in a train car being read their futures by a mysterious fortune teller(played by Peter Cushing) via Tarot cards. Stories are: 'Werewolf' - Architect discovers a werewolf curse on a job. 'Creeping Vine' - Plants seem to have come to life with murder in mind. 'Voodoo' - A musician steals forbidden music to his regret. 'Disembodied Hand' - An art critic is pursued by the artist he killed. 'Vampire' - A young doctor discovers his new wife is a vampire. Costars Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Donald Sutherland, Michael Gough, among others. Framing device of the train car is more effective than the five tales themselves. Marginal film does have an effective ending.

This film takes me back to my teenage years watching it on the TV when all we had was hammer horror films to watch and staying up late to watch it.I love Peter Cushing his voice and acting he just made the film, the stories were not all good my least fave was the plant one with Alan Freeman not at all scary just silly.My favourite was the vampire one which stuck in my mind because I love vampires, Jennifer Jayne was a good vampire even if you did not see her fangs or biting anyone it just was the allure of her going into the night as a bat, granted not good effects but for the time OK. Poor Donald Sutherland was made to kill his wife by his doctor friend who told him she was a vampire only to be a vamp himself and get Donald arrested for murder.Another good one was the werewolf story predictable but fun. Christopher Lee's story of the jealous critic aqnd the severed hand was OK too. Roy Castles's voodoo tale a bit lame really.It takes me back in time and thats why I love it warts and all.