Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors

AKA's:

Blood Suckers, The / Cinque Chiavi Del Terrore, Le / Dr. Terror / Kauhujen Juna / Mannen I Tägkupen / Profecias Del Dr. Terror, Las / Todeskarten Des Dr. Schreck, Die / Train Des Epouvantes, Le

Release date:	1965 UK
Running time:	97' (cover 98') - Source: VHS NTSC 93' (cover 94') - Source: DVD (RC 0/PAL)
Rating:	Germ.: 16; UK: 15; US: NR
Main Crew:	Director: Freddie Francis (Son Of Dracula 1974; The Vampire Happening 1970) Producer: Amicus Productions Score: Elisabeth Lutyens / Tubby Hayes (Jazz Music) Writer: Milton Subotsky Director of photography: Alan Hume
Cast:	Use the dropdown menu to see the full cast Peter Cushing / Dr. Sandor Schreck Ep. 1: WEREWOLF Neil McCallum / Jim Dawson Ursula Howells / Deirdre Biddulph Katy Wild / Valda Peter Madden / Caleb Edward Underwood / Tod Ep. 2: CREEPING VINE Alan Freeman / Bill Rogers Ann Bell / Ann Rogers Bernard Lee / Hopkins Phoebe Nicholls (as Sarah Nicholls) / Carol Rogers Jeremy Kemp / Drake Ep. 3: VOODOO Roy Castle / Biff Bailey Kenny Lynch / Sammy Coin Harold Lang / Shine Christopher Carlos / Musician Thomas Baptiste / Dambala Ep. 4: DISEMBODIED HAND Christopher Lee / Franklyn Marsh Michael Gough / Eric Landor Isla Blair / Pretty Girl Judy Cornwell / Nurse Hedger Wallace / Surgeon Ep. 5: VAMPIRE Donald Sutherland / Bob Carroll Jennifer Jayne / Nicolle Carroll Max Adrian / Dr. Blake Irene Richmond / Mrs. Ellis Frank Barry / Johnny Laurie Leigh Al Mulock / Detective Frank Forsyth / Toastmaster additional cast: George Mossman / Pony And Trap Driver Russ Henderson / Steel Band Leader Tubby Hayes / Member of Bailey's Band Brian Hawkins John Martin Faith Kent / Lady in Art Gallery Kenneth Kove / Small Man in Public House Walter Sparrow Valerie St. Clair
Summary:	From the horrifying people who brought you "Tales From The Crypt" and "Torture Garden" come these eerie tales of encounters with Death, in the guise of Dr. Terror (Peter Cushing). On a train ride into oblivion, Dr. Terror joins five other men in their private compartment. Using a deck of Tarot cards, his "House of Horrors", he predicts grotesque deaths for each one. And Dr. Terror is never wrong. Not ever. The only escape is no escape at all. The only escape is death! EPISODE LIST: 1: Werewolf feat.: Neil McCallum, Ursula Howells, Katy Wild, Peter Madden, Edward Underwood Young architect Jim Dawson is summoned to a remote Scottish island to make modifications to the house of rich widow Mrs Biddulph. While investigating the recesses of the house, he unwittingly uncovers the tomb of Count Valdemar, a werewolf who has cursed the descendants of the man who killed him. 2: Creeping Vine feat.: Alan Freeman, Ann Bell, Bernard Lee, Phoebe Nicholls, Jeremy Kemp Bill Rogers comes to believe that a vine growing on his property is capable of acting and moving with sentience. As scientists from a government department devoted to dealing with homicidal plants come to observe, the vines develop new ways to combat its human enemies. 3: Voodoo feat.: Roy Castle, Kenny Lynch, Harold Lang, Christopher Carlos, Thomas Baptiste While on tour in the West Indies, jazz musician Biff Bailey eavesdrops on a voodoo ceremony and is inspired to create a piece incorporating the musical riff unique to voodoo followers, ignoring warnings of dire consequences. Back in England, he soon faces the horrific retribution from a voodoo god. 4: Disembodied Hand feat.: Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Isla Blair, Judy Cornwell, Hedger Wallace Pompous art critic Franklyn Marsh is scathing about the work of artist Eric Landor. Landor pulls a practical joke where he reveals that the art Marsh praises is really made by a monkey and taunts him at every turn afterwards. Enraged, Marsh runs Landor down with his car, severing his hand from the wrist. It's not long before the hand is eager to gain revenge. 5: Vampire feat.: Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jayne, Max Adrian, Irene Richmond, Frank Barry, Laurie Leigh, Al Mulock, Frank Forsyth When Dr. Bob Carroll, returning home with his newlywed French wife Nicole, attempts to set up a surgery in collaboration with the established Dr. Blake, he finds the town being plagued by a vampire on the loose, attacking women and children. It seems that the source of the attacks may well be closer to Dr Carroll's home than he could have expected.
Note:	- First of several British made Amicus horror anthologies - others included "Torture Garden" (1967), "The House That Dripped Blood" (1970), "Tales From The Crypt" (1972) and "Asylum" (1972) - that tried to imitate the English horror boom started by Hammer. - Director Freddie Francis (who began work as a cinematographer and won two Oscars: 1961 for "Sons And Lovers"; 1990 for "Glory") has remarked that "most horror films are too long and the short format allows for the concentration of scares with a minimum of narrative apparatus". - Elisabeth Lutyens was brought in as a late replacement for Tubby Hayes who was originally assigned to score the picture but did not write anything. - Another anthology film, Dr Terror's Gallery Of Horrors (1966), poses as a sequel but was not made by Amicus and, despite of the title, is unrelated.
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