And Now The Screaming Starts
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
A couple fall prey to an old servant's curse after moving into a family castle in this gothic horror film from director Roy Ward Baker (ASYLUM). At the end of the 1700's, Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) and Charles' (Ian Ogilvy)' honeymoon is thrown into chaos when Catherine is raped and impregnated by a ghost. Before long they've got to contend with a murderous severed hand, a skeptical psychiatrist (the great Peter Cushing), and other creepy circumstances. One of Amicus Studios' few non-anthology films, ANTSS remains a superb slice of 70's British brutality.
A couple fall prey to an old curse after moving into a family castle.
Cast: Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee
Member Reviews
I got right up to the flashback (I won't spoil the whole think but it's THAT flashback sequence) and I couldn't go farther. The film is slow. I know that older horror films, especially the old gothic horrors, but this one was soporific to the highest degree. I wanted to doze off multiple times. If you like your horror slow and ponderous with lots of atmosphere, then this movie is the one you should watch, but especially for younger modern horror fans, it may not cut the mustard.
Usually, I struggle with these older English horror movies because I find them boring. This one takes an opposite approach, where there's a "BOO!" scare almost immediately at the start, and very few lulls - almost to the point where it gets silly. Overall the story is pretty cool, the acting is wonderfully melodramatic, and the ghost looks effectively creepy. The overall story might not've had the best impact on me because, being American, English aristocracy means nothing to me, but it certainly does for these characters. I liked it.
Great gothic ghost/ supernatural revenge story. This was made by Amicus, a studio chiefly remembered now for their series of anthology horror films. This was their one foray into the sort of period costume horror that Hammer specialized in.
Not to many people are going to like this one except me. This is a good old fashioned ghost story.
Was Good! Gotta love anything with Peter Cushing in it!!!