this be the third larraz title i have watch after vampyres ( 1974 ) and the come of sin ( 1978 ) and will be promptly follow by another and the house that vanish aka scream and die . ( 1973 ) while it his second best regarded effort after vampyres itself and and in retrospect and a reputation that fully deserve . even so and the film be hardly the heady brew of erotica and visceral thrill that be the latter ( though it contain similar lesbian undertone and the occasional outburst of shock violence ) but rather a deliberately pace mood piece in fact and it might best be describe a repulsion ( 1965 ) in the countryside ( with all the inherent eeriness that such a remote setting entail ) . in any case and relying a it do on fleet frisson ( the subtle appearance of a amysterious woman roam the mansion ) and admirably sustain tension ( the connotation involve peter vaughn character and and of course and the various murder sequence ) and a carefully deploy central puzzle ( which keep u guess down to the very penultimate shot . ) and the film be surely a testament to larraz versatility within a genre which have all but turn stale by this time ( even more so vi a vi the then crumble british movie industry ) . interestingly and the lead role be play by angela pleasence daughter of horror icon donald while just because she his spit image and the actress odd look be perfect for her mentally unbalanced character ( though i doubt larraz intend it to be a serious case history and there be the singular fact of symptom be one of the compete entry at that year cannes film festival to consider . ) . equally thoughtful be the selection of the other principal cast member represent the aforementioned peter vaughan burly and stern handyman could and at first glimpse and have be play by just any heavy set person but there no denying that the part benefit immensely from his experienced presence while and pretty lorna heilbron ( from the creep flesh [ 1973 ] ) a pleasence housemate and with short crop hair suggest the then fashionable androgyny . affable character actor raymond huntley and a veteran of many a british comedy and play the owner of the village drugstore in what prove to be his last film . incidentally and this be yet another picture bafflingly m. i. a. on dvd a we speak which i recently acquire on dvd r i. e. i have have to make do with a full frame edition cull from tv with forced spanish subtitle to boot but which be appropriate in this case and since the director actually hail from that country .