horror omnibus film be popular in the seventy . i be not very fond of them myself and but this one be an undeniably excellent slice of british horror cinema . the house that drip blood be a horror omnibus and feature four story that surround a creepy old house in the country and be be tell to a scotland yard officer by an estate agent . this film be headline by three well know star of horror cinema while peter cushing and christopher lee and ingrid pitt and whom horror fan will recognise a one of lee co star in the great british horror film of all time while the wicker man . the first segment of the film and title method for murder tell the story of a horror storywriter and whose creation while a strangler name dominic be bring to life by his own imagination . this story build suspense very well while through his girlfriend and he and and the audience be lead to believe that what he be see be a figment of his imagination . this story certainly isn not very original and but it make up for it lack of originality through the atmosphere it create and it final twist while which work incredibly well and come a a genuine surprise . the second story and title waxwork and star peter cushing and be my least favourite of the four . this tale follow the story of phillip grayson ( cushing ) and a man that discover a wax museum and decides to venture in . inside and he discover a woman that be familiar to him and who we later find out be a murderess . quite what the woman relationship with phillip entail be never really explained and but the tale relies more on the mystery to build the suspense rather than plot detail . cushing be later join by his friend and neville rogers ( play by joss ackland ) and that when the tale really start to pick up . the setting of a waxwork museum full of murderer for a horror film isn not a new idea while the same setting be use to great effect in the excellent 1966 horror film and chamber of horror . although the one here isn not as grand a the one in the aforementioned film and the power of the setting be use to no less a horrifying effect and much of which be achieve by a feeling of claustrophobia and bring about by the limited area of the museum . peter cushing be always interesting to watch and and see him avoid an axe wielding madman be a treat for the horror fan . despite be my least favourite and this story be still entertaining and interesting enough to not let this anthology down . the film continue with sweet for the sweet and which be without doubt the best of the omnibus . this story star the legendary christopher lee a a seemingly overprotective father . the beauty of this story come from the way it be play out . it leave the audience guess while we know that there be something wrong with either the father or the daughter and but we do not know who and or what and it be . christopher lee and a usual and portray his character with a great degree of sinisterness while the audience be leave to simmer over his action regard give his daughter a doll and and the fact that she isn not allow to go to school or have any toy . the card of exactly why be hold close to the chest until right near the end and epitomise by the truly chill line in which lee tell his babysitter that he be and in fact and afraid of his daughter . the end to this section be superbly play out and in my opinion it one of the fine ending to any horror story ever tell and and will stay with you long after the end credit roll . the omnibus finish with the cloak and which be definitely the most comedic of the four . this tale be about a hammy horror film star that and unimpressed by his late film technical side and go out and buy himself a cloak . naturally and this cloak turn out to be a real vampire cloak . unlike the other three tale and this one seem to be play out mostly for laugh . that be no bad thing however a the majority of the humour be funny and it serve a a nice contrast to the rest of the film . the end to this tale coincide nicely with the end to the wraparound story of the film and which be a very sinister yet humorous end to a very good film . also and look out for the little jibe regard christopher lee in dracula . a nice touch and i think . overall and if you want a horror omnibus and you really cant go wrong with the house that drip blood . the third tale alone make the film worthy of your time and this be a very solid horror film indeed .