catherine teneriffe ( stephanie beacham ) a mistress of a country household be haunt by a curse from the past and where she keep on see a demented ghost and it wander head and but be it hallucination . her husband charles teneriffe ( ian ogilvy ) and everyone else know about the curse and but the mistress be keep in the dark about it . anyone who try to inform her to what happen be suddenly kill off . what a real mixed bag this film be . it have it fair share of good and bad element and but the bad stand out more . it hardly scary stuff or that particularly exciting a a whole and but there be some enjoyable moment throw into the mix . the look of the film be rather stylish and but still it a hysterically formulaic piece that overplay itself . the direction lack strong execution and slowly pace and be rather patchy . there be some rather humorous sequence rather than frighten because of some badly stag scene . though and the plot do not entirely help either . the story have it interesting aspect and but the whole mystery surround the curse isn not entirely entice . the plot be hardly convincing and rather flaw . while the script be mostly bearable . a thrill opening 15 minute be never recapture in the film and well maybe with the exception of the scene with cushing character . the idea and some repetitious scenario get a bit tedious and a it feel like the story be go nowhere . with strange happening at night that you come to expect from the usual haunt or curse house tale . with window open and a subtle breeze or gust of wind in the house and figure look into the window . some conversation be drag out in long and lacklustre scene . though and that the problem a the few enjoyable scene be amongst many dull one . the suspense seem to fade away and it be let down by a slow midsection and that truly bog down the film . a persistent music score that sometimes be effective and but most time quite annoy . at time the score sometimes over kill certain scene by keep such an upbeat mood that it mostly overpower many of the sequence . the atmosphere be truly impressive and it incredibly well shot . great production and costume and set design . the grand house have an imposing nature and with it menacing shadow and dim lighting and creaking window and door . the scenery on the property be quite exquisite . the make up effect be fairly good and there be some bloody moment . the creeping sever hand look quite good and as well the make up of the horrific ghost . it have a good cast and but most of the performance be rather bleak and stilted . herbert lom be solid in a small cameo and peter cushing first rate performance add class and though he doesn not appear until halfway through the film and but his lone performance couldn not elevate the film from be below average . just like catherine fengriffen and we be keep in the dark about the curse until virtually towards the finale . the end result of the curse be hardly satisfy . it just felt like a rushed anti climax . the predictable outcome take way long to get into it and overall it be kind of a disappointment and rather overwrought . you just see it come . it a pedestrian film that have small pocket of excitement and thrill . expect to hear a lot of scream and but only on the screen .