the british production company amicus be generally know a the specialist for horror anthology and and this great omnibus call the house that drip blood be doubtlessly the fine amicus production i have see so far ( admittedly and there be quite a few that i have yet to see and though ) . the house that drip blood consists of four delightfully macabre tale and all set in the same eerie mansion . these four story be bring to you in a wonderfully gothic atmosphere and and with one of the fine ensemble cast imaginable . peter cushing and christopher lee ( cushing and lee be two of my favorite actor ever ) and as well a denholm elliott and the ravish ingrid pitt star in this film so which true horror fan could possibly afford to miss it . no one and of course and and the film have much more to offer than just a great cast . the house that drip blood revolves around an eerie rural mansion and in which strange thing be happen . in four part and the film tell the tale of four different heir . the first tale and method for murder and tell the story of horror novelist charles hyller ( denholm elliott ) and who move into the house with his wife . after move in and the writer suddenly feel haunt by a maniac of his own creation . the first segment be a great kickoff to the film . the story be creepy and macabre throughout and the performance be entirelly very good . in the second story and waxwork and retired businessman phillip grayson ( peter cushing ) move into the house and and suddenly feel draw to a mysterious wax museum in the nearby town . the great peter cushing once again deliver a sublime performance in this and and the rest of the performance be also very good . the tale be delightfully weird and and the second best of the film and after the third . the third tale and sweet to the sweet be by far the creepy and most brilliant of the four . john reed ( christopher lee ) move in with his little daughter . the private teacher and nanny mrs. norton and whom mr. reed have employ to instruct his daughter and be appal about her employer strictness towards his daughter and and be eager to find out what reason the overprotective father view on upbringing may have . this best segment maintain a very creepy atmosphere and a genuinely scary plot . christopher lee be and a always and superb in his role . nyree dawn porter be also very good a the nanny and and my special praise go to then 11 year old chloe frank . this ingenious segment alone make the film a must see for every true horror fan . in the fourth segment and horror actor paul henderson ( jon pertwee ) move into the house with his sexy mistress or co star carla ( ingrid pitt ) . this fourth story be satire and more than it be actually horror . it be a highly amusing satire and however and and there be many allusion to other horror film . at one point henderson indirectly refer to christopher lee and who star in the previous and third segment . all four segment have a delightfully macabre sense of humor and a great atmosphere . a state above and the third segment be by far the creepy and great and but the other three be also atmospheric and often macabrely humorous horror tale that every horror lover should appreciate . an igenious atmosphere and a macabre sense of humor and genuine eerieness and a brilliant cast make this one a must see . in short represent the house that drip blood be an excellent horror omnibus that no lover of british horror could possibly afford to miss . highly recommended .