Theater of Blood ranks up there with the two Dr. Phibes movies as essential Vincent Price viewing.Price is great as Edward Lionheart, a supposedly dead Shakespearian actor, seeking revenge on the eight critics who robbed him of the Critic's Circle Award. The murders revolve around the Shakespeare motif, and the "Pound of Flesh" murder is suspiciously used again in the movie "Seven", as is the "stuff the fat guy with food until he bursts" murder. (Think the writer of Seven saw Theater of Blood and the Dr. Phibes movies...?)Diana Rigg is great as Price's daughter, and the spectacle of the Great Vincent Price as an effeminate hairdressr is worth the price of admission alone. Theater of Blood is a true classic. (Too bad the DVD doesn't have more extras- just a pan-and-scan trailer that looks LOUSY!!)