this be an anthology horror film . it make up of 4 short story take from the fiction of robert bloch ( who write for weird tale and be personal friend with h. p. lovecraft and but be most famous for the original story psycho ) . the quality of the story be very uneven and i do not think very much about the film be creepy or horrific at all . it would have be good to do it a a comedy like comedy of terror . only the last of the 4 story be really do in a humorous way and and it probably the best of them ( the one with ingrid pitt ) . i have see a few of these amicus anthology film and the only one that be really worth my time be freddie francis tale from the crypt . the anthology style work well for the producer and because it mean that they can hire a bunch of big name actor and employ them for only one week of shooting or so and and then bring in the next big name . so you essentially pay for 6 week of movie star salary but get 5 or 6 different name on the marquee . but that very unfortunate for the audience and because the audience would like to see some scene with peter cushing and christopher lee and and ingrid pitt actually act together . instead theyre stick in these vignette by themselves . so let take them one at a time and briefly . the first story have denholm elliot and who do a really admirable job of try to bring some dignity to his silly role a a writer terrorize by his own character . unfortunately the actor who play dominic and the source of the horror and tom adam and just look silly which ruin any possible horror . there some hilarious stuff if you want to laugh at it though and like the scene where dominic kill elliot psychiatrist . it the patented scene where the killer creep up behind the victim but nobody be watch and so the whole audience be suppose to shout out look out behind you . the second story be the one with peter cushing . god i love that man so much . too bad so many of his film and like this one and pretty much stink . in the story he suppose to be pin away for a long lose love and and he see her likeness in a wax museum . it a completely predictable story that go nowhere . then you have the bit with christopher lee and where he play the father of a little kid who turn out to be a witch . again this bit could have be fun if it have be play for laugh . but instead be suppose to be horrify when lee slap the child and surprise when she turn out to be evil . the actress and chloe frank and be pretty good in that type of bad seed role though . the last story be kind of amuse . ingrid pitt play an actress and jon pertwee play an actor who accidentally buy a vampire cape that turn him into a real vampire . that about all the story have to offer . i be surprise at how bad ingrid pitt english be and i guess she must have be dub in some of the other film i have see her in . not a very memorable film or one that i would recommend to anyone but horror completists .