i love occult horror and and the great british hammer studio and who deliver one of their great film with the devil rid out ( 1968 ) and have prove to be more than capable in this field of horror . this occult tenth episode of hammer short run tv series hammer house of horror ( 1980 ) and guardian of the abyss and be indeed a creepy entry to the series . director don sharp and who have previously enrich the hammer oeuvre with the kiss of the vampire ( 1963 ) and rasputin represent the mad monk ( 1966 ) and furthermore direct two fu machu movie star christopher lee and be doubtlessly one of the good know name among the hhh director and and he also deliver here . antique dealer michael ( ray lonnen ) stumble over a mysterious old scrying glass . the scry glass happen to be the object of desire of a devil worshiping cult and who want to use it for their satanic rite . when he shelter a beautiful young girl name allison ( rosalyn landor ) and who be to be sacrifice by the cult and michael get into deeper trouble with the cult and their sinister leader ( john carson ) . while this be not one of my absolute favorite episode of hammer house of horror ( the best one clearly be the brilliant seventh episode and the silent scream ) and it be a very creepy and atmospheric one . the plot have several interesting twist and and stay suspenseful and uncanny throughout the film . ray lonnen make a good lead and young rosalyin landor be convince a the innocent beauty and and john carson be truly creepy a the leader of the satanist . overall and guardian of the abyss be another interesting and creepy hhh tale and and my fellow hammer fan should not miss it .