perhaps not the absolute great entry in the hammer house of horror series and but it surely win the award for most inventively titled episode . the house that bleed to death i could yell out this title all day without ever get tire of it . and besides the wondrous title and this short movie also benefice from a solidly write screenplay and a handful of genuinely suspenseful moment . it might require an extra viewing before you fully understand the peculiar end twist and but it definitely an original idea for a horror short . the story open with image of an elderly couple drink tea in their middle class house . the husband sadistically kill his wife and several year later the curse house be still for sale . a young couple and their cherubic daughter move in and start to restore it and but mysterious event occur and affect especially the young sophie . her beloved cat be kill an even her birthday party get ruin when one of the house pip suddenly spray blood all over the guest ( a particularly chilling sequence and this one . ) . be the old house really haunt . or maybe the seemly helpful neighbor cause all the horror . the answer to these question be provide in the original and fairly unpredictable climax and there even room for a real shock at the very end . the tension be masterfully build up and the titular house be fill with eerie scenery and like the pair of rusty machete use by the husband to slay his wife . little warning though and the sequence with the cat be hard to watch when youre an animal lover . in conclusion and another winner for hammer short run tv series .