Horror

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

- Acclaimed as "THE FEAR OF THE YEAR"

Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new wife is a vampire; a huge plant takes over a house; a musician gets involved with voodoo; an art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.

Release Date : 1965-02-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Amicus Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : The Blood SuckersDoctor Terror's House of Horror

Cast

Character Name : Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

Original Name : Peter Cushing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Franklyn Marsh

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Biff Bailey

Original Name : Roy Castle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Rogers

Original Name : Alan Freeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Carroll

Original Name : Donald Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Dawson

Original Name : Neil McCallum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caleb (segment 1 "Werewolf")

Original Name : Peter Madden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")

Original Name : Ursula Howells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Valda (segment 1 "Werewolf")

Original Name : Katy Wild

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tod (segment 1 "Werewolf")

Original Name : Edward Underdown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann Rogers (segment "Creeping Vine")

Original Name : Ann Bell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jerry Drake (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

Original Name : Jeremy Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol Rogers (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

Original Name : Phoebe Nicholls

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sammy Coin (segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Kenny Lynch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roy Shine (segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Harold Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vrim (segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Christopher Carlos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Blake (segment 5 "Vampire")

Original Name : Max Adrian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicolle (segment 5 "Vampire")

Original Name : Jennifer Jayne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Michael Gough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pretty Girl (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Isla Blair

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dambala (segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Frank Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Judy Cornwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Toastmaster (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Frank Forsyth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joo Joo Club Patron (segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Caron Gardner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Third Male Friend (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Kenneth Kove

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Thomas Baptiste

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective (segment 5 "Vampire")

Original Name : Al Mulock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Ambulance Man (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Walter Sparrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surgeon (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Hedger Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : George (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Brian Hankins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady in Art Gallery (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Original Name : Faith Kent

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse (segment 5 "Vampire")

Original Name : Laurie Leigh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs Ellis (segment 5 "Vampire")

Original Name : Irene Richmond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (segment 3 "Voodoo")

Original Name : Valerie St. Clair

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Five characters in search of a station. Five strangers on board a train and are joined by the mysterious Dr Shreck, he's a fortune teller and offers to read their Tarot cards. Five men, five stories, Werewolf, The Creeping Vine, Voodoo, Disembodied Hand & Vampire. Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors is one of those films that had a big impact on me as a child. When it was shown on British TV, the next day in the play ground would be kids talking about it, well those kids (un)lucky enough to have parents who would let them watch it that is! I finally got to see it one night in the 70s when my parents were out, I can even remember the time and channel it was shown on, in fact I can still remember now the feeling of dread that took over me as Christopher Lee is pursued by a severed hand, checking under my bed before turning the lights off. Now that's the beauty of horror films isn't it? Sure enough this Amicus compendium looks a trifle clunky now, but really we shouldn't be judging it by a new age standard, we should be judging it by the 1965 time frame and embracing the totally creepy vibe that infiltrates this particular railway carriage. The Werewolf and Disembodied Hand segments are great pieces of horror, while the others make up for in style what they lack in genuine horror. Peter Cushing, Alan Freeman, Roy Castle, Donald Sutherland, Kenny Lynch, Bernard Lee and of course the irrepressible Christopher Lee, I thank you all for leaving an indelible mark on me as a youth, it's a mark that I proudly wear to this everlasting day! 8/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-05

Peter Cushing is spookily menacing here as "Dr. Schreck" who joins a group of passengers on a late night train journey where he offers to read their tarot cards. Despite the sceptical objections of fellow traveller Christopher Lee ("Marsh") he proceeds to read to each fellow passenger a future full of, well, terror... The film acts out each scenario as depicted by the doctor's tales in graphic, gory - though, it has to be said not very scary, detail. The supporting cast deliver these well - especially Phoebe Nicholls and Bernard Lee; Roy Castle not so much. I can't help but think it would have been so much more effective in black and white, but it is still quite a fun watch with plenty to keep it interesting and it's nice to see Lee out of bandages!