In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of the Fengriffen family. The young bride is victim of terrifying visions and apparitions, threatening her very sanity. A London psychiatrist comes to her help and uncovers the terrible secret that haunts the estate.
Practical Effects
That severed hand puppet deserves its own credit
Production
Gothic mansion dripping with candlelit atmosphere
Acting
Peter Cushing elevating absolute nonsense with gravitas
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roy Ward Baker directed this immediately before The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, and reportedly considered both jobs 'paying the rent' despite Hammer's prestige.
This was American International Pictures' attempt to replicate Hammer's Gothic success, resulting in a bizarre transatlantic hybrid that satisfied nobody's box office expectations.
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