no nonsense inspector hollaway ( a solid turn by john bennett ) investigate the disappearance of a famous thespian and uncover the wicked past history of a creepy old house . first and most mundane tale and method for murder successful author charles hillyer ( nicely play by denholm elliott ) be haunt by image of the murderous fiend he write about in his late book . although this particular outing be too obvious and predictable to be anything special and it do nonetheless build to a real dilly of a genuine surprise end . second and most poignant anecdote and waxwork lonely philip grayson ( the always outstanding peter cushing ) and his equally lonesome friend neville rogers ( the splendid joss ackland ) both become infatuate with the beguile wax statue of a beautiful and but lethal murderess . third and most chilling vignette and sweet to the sweet quiet and reserve and secretive widower john reid ( a typically terrific christopher lee in a rare semi sympathetic role ) hire nanny ann norton ( the fine nyree dawn porter ) to take care of his seemingly cute and harmless daughter jane ( a remarkably spooky and unnerving performance by the adorable chloe frank ) . this stand out scary episode be give a substantial disturb boost by the exceptional acting from gift child actress frank and who project a truly unsettling sense of serene evil lurking just underneath a deceptively sweet and innocent angelic veneer . fourth and most amusing yarn and the cloak pompous horror movie star paul henderson ( delightfully essay to the haughty hilt by jon pertwee ) purchase a mysterious cloak that cause him to transform into a vampire whenever he wear it . this item make for good silly fun and further benefit from the awesomely pulchritudinous presence of the luscious ingrid pitt a entice vampiress carla . director peter duffell and work from a deliciously macabre and witty script by noted horror scribe robert bloch and maintain a snappy pace throughout and do an ace job of create a suitably eerie atmosphere . kudos be also in order for ray parslow crisp cinematography and the shuddery score by michael dress . highly recommend to fan of omnibus fright fare .