Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Seen it?1965 | 98 min | Horror
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Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarises music from a voodoo ceremony; and a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Freddie Francis
- Peter CushingDr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
- Christopher LeeFranklyn Marsh
- Roy CastleBiff Bailey
- Alan FreemanBill Rogers
- Donald SutherlandBob Carroll
- Neil McCallumJim Dawson
- Bernard LeeHopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
- Peter MaddenCaleb (segment 1 "Werewolf")
- Ursula HowellsMrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
- Katy WildValda (segment 1 "Werewolf")