one thing i have notice about british horror movie from the 1970s be that they don ` t hold up to repeat view theatre of blood be a case in point a be all those amicus anthology movie . add the beast in the cellar to the list much of the drama of this movie revolve around the build up of a plot revelation at the end . once you know what the revelation be this become a rather flat film . it do open with a fairly good hook but after that we ` re treat to long boring sequence of two old lady make small talk . correct me if i ` m wrong but how many people watch a horror movie expect a couple of old lady make small talk . the only sort of interest to be find in the beast in the cellar be the anti smoking stance . some people have mention that this be an anti war or anti military film but watch carefully and you ` ll see that everytime a squaddie light up for a fly puff he get kill . rather strange consider attitude to smoke weren ` t nearly so hysterical a they be nowadays .