i be very disappointed with this rather tame offering from amicus . the script be okay about a curse put on the family of fengriffin and but it cover territory see before ( most notably in doyle the hound of the baskervilles ) . stephanie beacham and newly marry and arrive at her new home . as soon a she get there and she begin to see a painting play mind game with her and a severed hand and and a multitude of strange death occur whenever she ask someone to explain the secret her husband be hide and why a woodsman live nearby . the first half really drag by despite these horrific image we see through beacham eye . thankfully peter cushing arrives halfway through the film to add some boost but it just isn not enough . the end result isn not a bad movie nor a good one or even a really interesting one . the setting be decent enough with garden and antique and and other period specialty and but the illogical story and the lackluster direction and and the mediocre act all portend a rather dull ride . cushing a always give a good performance and really be all i can really recommend about the film aside from some small role artfully play by patrick magee and herbet lom . beacham isn not great and but in her outfit that push her bosom up you probably would not mind terribly much . if you can take your eye off her chest long enough ( no small feat ) you will see she have little range . with a good story and this cast and so much more might have be possible .