Dull horror tale about Vincent Price keeping his disfigured brother locked in an attic. He escapes and goes out for revenge.
This was advertised as being based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe. Oh really? Which one? It has some plot elements from The Premature Burial and that's about it. You would think that a film with Vincent Price and Christopher Lee can't be all that bad...but this is. The story is stupid and dull and next to nothing happens in the film. There's a few bloody murders that liven things up a little but that's about it. Also the makeup on the disfigured brother at the end was pathetic. It wasn't even remotely scary--it just looks like the guy has a bad case of acne! It all leads to a totally predictable ending.
The sole redeeming thing about this is Price giving a very good performance (as always). Christopher Lee surprisingly gives a rare bad one. Basically this is one of Price and Lee's worst horror film. Avoid.
This was advertised as being based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe. Oh really? Which one? It has some plot elements from The Premature Burial and that's about it. You would think that a film with Vincent Price and Christopher Lee can't be all that bad...but this is. The story is stupid and dull and next to nothing happens in the film. There's a few bloody murders that liven things up a little but that's about it. Also the makeup on the disfigured brother at the end was pathetic. It wasn't even remotely scary--it just looks like the guy has a bad case of acne! It all leads to a totally predictable ending.
The sole redeeming thing about this is Price giving a very good performance (as always). Christopher Lee surprisingly gives a rare bad one. Basically this is one of Price and Lee's worst horror film. Avoid.