Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Acclaimed as "THE FEAR OF THE YEAR"
1965 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Freddie Francis |
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| Writer: | Milton Subotsky |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Feb 23, 1965 |
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| Director: | Freddie Francis |
| Writer: | Milton Subotsky |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | anthology, crawling hand |
| Production Companies | Amicus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Cushing | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" |
| Christopher Lee | Franklyn Marsh |
| Roy Castle | Biff Bailey |
| Alan Freeman | Bill Rogers |
| Donald Sutherland | Bob Carroll |
| Neil McCallum | Jim Dawson |
| Bernard Lee | Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine") |
| Peter Madden | Caleb (segment 1 "Werewolf") |
| Ursula Howells | Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf") |
| Katy Wild | Valda (segment 1 "Werewolf") |
| Edward Underdown | Tod (segment 1 "Werewolf") |
| Ann Bell | Ann Rogers (segment "Creeping Vine") |
| Jeremy Kemp | Jerry Drake (segment 2 "Creeping Vine") |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Carol Rogers (segment 2 "Creeping Vine") |
| Kenny Lynch | Sammy Coin (segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Harold Lang | Roy Shine (segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Christopher Carlos | Vrim (segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Max Adrian | Dr. Blake (segment 5 "Vampire") |
| Jennifer Jayne | Nicolle (segment 5 "Vampire") |
| Michael Gough | Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Isla Blair | Pretty Girl (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Frank Barry | Dambala (segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Judy Cornwell | Nurse (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Frank Forsyth | Toastmaster (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Caron Gardner | Joo Joo Club Patron (segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Kenneth Kove | Third Male Friend (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Thomas Baptiste | Dambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Al Mulock | Detective (segment 5 "Vampire") |
| Walter Sparrow | Second Ambulance Man (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Hedger Wallace | Surgeon (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Brian Hankins | George (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Faith Kent | Lady in Art Gallery (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") |
| Laurie Leigh | Nurse (segment 5 "Vampire") |
| Irene Richmond | Mrs Ellis (segment 5 "Vampire") |
| Valerie St. Clair | Cigarette Girl (segment 3 "Voodoo") |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Milton Subotsky | Screenplay |
| Freddie Francis | Director |
| Alan Hume | Director of Photography |
| Roy Ashton | Makeup Artist |
| Frieda Steiger | Hairdresser |
| Bill Constable | Art Direction |
| Elisabeth Lutyens | Original Music Composer |
| Thelma Connell | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Max Rosenberg | Producer |
| Milton Subotsky | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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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
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!