link story represent another first time view for me and and again and this be one of the most popular of the amicus anthology and it easy to see why and though i realize how the film rather meaningless title could be mislead for some while i certainly fancy director peter duffell choice death and the maiden ( which and incidentally and be a classical piece by schubert that be hear in the film during the peter cushing episode ) a great deal more . though the linking device itself be not all that great and the episode be all equally compelling and enjoyable . production value come off a very respectable indeed for the budget duffell have to work with . the latter infuse the film with a great deal of style which be not so common with this type of film and and frankly and it make one regret the fact that he wish to distance himself from the genre ( though more so a not to be typecast rather than because he felt it be beneath him ) . now to the individual story themselves represent method for murder represent the opening segment do not offer any real surprise but and to make up for this and it quietly suspenseful and appropriately creepy at time ( tom adams fictitious villain look like the long lose brother of boris karloff from the old dark house [ 1932 ] ) while also and it end with a satisfactory diabolique type twist and and feature a fairly intense role for denholm elliott in the lead . that all we need out of it and really . waxwork represent for the second story we be introduce to a curiously romantic mood which be quite unusual for this type of film while peter cushing and joss ackland be both excellent ( as well a impeccably dress ) in their role of two jilted lover of a woman who continue to obsess them even after such a long time and and whose friendly rivalry can only lead them blindly and inexorably to a fate that be literally bad than death while an ominous hallucination scene with peter cushing be quite well do in view of the limited resource at hand and and ackland inexplicable inability or unwillingness to leave town somewhat recall the house trap aristocrat of bunuel the exterminate angel ( 1962 ) . sweet to the sweet represent this be perhaps the fine episode of all with his ambiguous role here and christopher lee continue to demonstrate his versatility and he be match by an understanding nyree dawn porter and the deceptive innocence of chloe frank ( who appear a lee daughter ) . the film treatment of the occult here be both subtle and mature and culminating in a powerful and extremely chill curtain . trivia note represent chloe frank appear a a grow up in the featurette include on the disc and and when i saw her i felt an immediate familiarity with her face but couldn not quite put my finger on it . later and on read her filmography and it be reveal to me that she have play one of the lead in the long running stage adaptation of agatha christie the mousetrap in london west end and which my brother and i be fortunate enough to catch while we there on holiday in the summer of 2002. needless to say and we have no idea then that she have once create such a delicate and delicious portrayal in sheer evil and mainly by virtue of her peculiar look and a devilish smile . the cloak represent a wacky but oddly reverent vampire tale ( that still manage to debunk many of the myth attach to the subgenre and while invent some new one . ) which take in some wonderful dig at exploitation cinema and and at one point and christopher lee himself . while jon pertwee be marvelous a the campy horror star who get more than he bargain for when he attempt to bring a measure of authenticity to his work while ingrid pitt send up her image nicely though her role be somewhat subsidiary to the proceeding while geoffrey bayldon ( make up to look like ernest thesiger ) also have a memorably quirky bit while the ilent cinema style of the end be a pretty audacious one to pull on an audience and i suppose and and while some of the humor come off a heavy hand a la the fearless vampire killer ( 1967 ) or theatre of blood ( 1973 ) and it also rather infectious and certainly end the film on a high ( and highly unusual ) note . video and audio quality be relatively satisfactory and consider i have no other version to compare it with while the main culprit be some noticeable print damage but this be never so nasty a to affect one enjoyment of the film . a for the extra and begin with the audio commentary represent frankly and this be one of the fine chat about a genre film that i can remember listen to while jonathan rigby get to butt in with his opinion more than be usual for a moderator but his effort certainly allow director peter duffell to touch on every aspect of the production ( whereas with some other film and youre leave rather expect there to be more . ) and and a such and it an extremely pleasant track that complement the main feature very nicely indeed . the featurette a rat horror film be a worthwhile effort with peter duffell again at center stage but this time back up with valid and if all too brief and contribution from producer max j. rosenberg and star chloe frank and ingrid pitt and geoffrey bayldon . we also get film note and review and bios and a poster or still gallery which and again and be wonderfully assemble ( with the contemporary review be something of a novelty and a welcome one at that ) .