Vincent Price. You
gotta love him. My first exposure to him
was the Michael Jackson Thriller song, (yes I’m a huge Michael fan). At the time of course I didn’t understand the
significance of having Vincent on the record, but later on, I figured it
out.
I’ve seen most of the classic hammer films, which I
definitely recommend to horror fans out there.
House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, are
all classics, so I hoped that this unknown to me little treasure would be
something that I really enjoy.
Right when his distinctive voice is heard you know you are
in for a treat. They just don’t make ‘em
like that fella anymore. While some
might not consider horror, and by today’s standards you might be correct there
are some good things to this film.
Namely Mr. Price. He’s not in the
film enough for my tastes, but even without him there really is some very good
acting and terror in this film, particularly towards the end. It reminds me of some of those old EC comics,
and pretty horrific in what they depend mankind will do to themselves. Let’s be straight, there’s no monsters, or supernatural
elements to this, the horror comes from people and what they will do in the
name of religion. The scenes of torture
and witch-finding are much more horrific than something like Hostel, mainly it’s
because of the great acting, and the directing.
If you like Vincent Price, the old Hammer films or just
something different, take a watch!
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