Recently divorced, Paul visits a health spa for a break, the establishment is run by strange brother and sister Clovis and Jessica. Paul befriends a friendly masseuse, who later Vanishes, Paul is convinced he's spotted a body in their Ice House.
There is only Ice in The Ice House....
I can't lie, I didn't care for Stigma, but The Ice House on the other hand, manages to add a creepy and unsettling atmosphere in a modern setting.
The final installment of the original series, and it's a fine offering, The Ice House is subtle in all aspects, everything is implied and inferred, there is an unsettling horror vibe running through it, there is a implied degree of incest, and of course there's a subtle attraction between Clovis and Paul, not something many shows in 1979 would have been bold enough to portray.
I'm not sure I'll put it up there with The Ash Tree or The Signalman, but The Ice House is better than the rather low score here would suggest.
John Stride was rather good I thought, as were Elizabeth Romilly and George Burridge.
Not one I watch on a regular basis, but enjoyable nonetheless, a decent end to the original series.
7/10.
There is only Ice in The Ice House....
I can't lie, I didn't care for Stigma, but The Ice House on the other hand, manages to add a creepy and unsettling atmosphere in a modern setting.
The final installment of the original series, and it's a fine offering, The Ice House is subtle in all aspects, everything is implied and inferred, there is an unsettling horror vibe running through it, there is a implied degree of incest, and of course there's a subtle attraction between Clovis and Paul, not something many shows in 1979 would have been bold enough to portray.
I'm not sure I'll put it up there with The Ash Tree or The Signalman, but The Ice House is better than the rather low score here would suggest.
John Stride was rather good I thought, as were Elizabeth Romilly and George Burridge.
Not one I watch on a regular basis, but enjoyable nonetheless, a decent end to the original series.
7/10.