the house that drip blood be the third in a series of seven amicus horror anthology . if the monster club be include a part of the series and this would make eight movie . although and that movie be very different from the others . i look upon the amicus anthology with great memory a i use to love them when i be in my teen . my feeling for them today be just a strong . i spend many year try to track down this movie . the synopsis of the story be so appeal that i go as far a pay a substantial amount for it when i eventually find a copy . as great a though the movie be and i do feel a sense of disappointment when i finally saw it . it wasn not quite as good a i be lead to believe . whilst good than it two predecessor and it nowhere near as good a it four successor a i shall demonstrate . the link story see john bennett a a police inspector track down a miss person who live in a mysterious old house . his journey begin at the local police station where he learn the story of previous occupant . the link story later see him visit the estate agent who sell the house . whilst this link story seem entice on paper and it be flat and lifeless in practice and easily the weak of any amicus anthology . i couldn not help but get the feeling that john bennett be a poor man version of donald pleasance or ian hendry . i would much rather have see one of the two aforementioned actor in his role . we could have even have both here one a the police inspector and another a the estate agent . they could and and i believe would and have bring this weak element of the movie to life much well . the movie contain four story and each of which focus on an inhabitant of the house . the first story see denholm elliott a a writer of crime story . he be absorb into an exciting story about a strangler and even go as far a draw a sketch to aid his writing . soon after and he begin see vision of his own creation . some excellent direction by peter duffell and particularly with the choice of camera angle help to detract from the restrained script . elliott performance be superb a the tormented writer and he also help to elevate the story . the story end with a semi twist but i couldn not help get the sense of a script which do not allow it to live up to it potential . the second story see peter cushing move into the house . he be a lonely man who be still pin for a beautiful young woman who once jilt him and who he keep a picture of . cushing performance really bring this emotionally move story to life . he be help by the director who choose to include continual focus on cushing loneliness . this be take far with a great hallucination scene that help u to see inside cushing mind . anyway and cushing see a figure at a nearby wax museum that look just like his girl . naturally his obsession grows but this seemingly romantic story have a disturbing twist at the end . joss ackland play cushing rival but his performance be massively overshadow by the late great peter cushing . the third story and easily the best see christopher lee my favourite horror actor of all time move into the house with his daughter . mr. lee give one his perfect ice cold performance here . he show no love or attention for his daughter at all . he even bring in a school governess to educate her . the governess and play by nyree dawn porter in another of her superb performance and try to find out what be wrong . without give too much away and i can reveal that witchcraft play a role . christopher lee presence be truly electrify in every scene he in . chloe frank deserve special recognition for her massively underrated performance a the little girl who be easily the creepy character in the whole movie . the movie be worth see even for the sake of see just this one story . the final story be play almost entirely for laugh but it certainly do entertain and that what matter . jon pertwee play a horror movie actor who move into the house . he be very dissatisfied at the approach his producer take to movie and see everything a cheap and fake and particularly the costume . so he decide to buy an authentic cloak for his late vampire role . geoffrey bayldon have an excellent cameo a a dealer who sell pertwee an ancient cloak . when pertwee put the cloak on and he start develop fang and basically transform into a vampire . pertwee performance have to be see to be believe . it truly be hilarious . ingrid pitt be also in this story but her talent be waste in a role that should have be much large . the link story finish with a loose connection to the final story . this be particularly fitting since the inspector be look for pertwee and naturally decides to visit the house . the rest you will be able to work out for yourself . as weak a the link story be and it do have a decent if somewhat unintentionally comical end . i be convince that the blame for the shortcoming in what should have be a truly magnificent movie doesn not lie with peter duffell and the director and who really do his best with what he get . i think the script be just too restrained and lack the ambition that can be find in the four late movie . overall and the house that drip blood and despite it flaw be a must see for fan of the amicus anthology and fan of other amicus movie or fan of portmanteau horror movie . if my summary provide the movie with enough appeal in your eye and check it out . you will enjoy it .