“The House That Dripped Blood” (German title: Totentanz der Vampire“) from 1971 is a special treat among critics and connoisseurs of the horror film.Our movie label M-Square Pictures is releasing the classic on Blu-ray in digital HD quality for the first time on October 12, 2018. In four episodes Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, starring two world stars in the horror genre, written by psycho-writer Robert Bloch in four of his own short stories: The Blu-Ray version is also available as a remastered DVD edition and on all VOD Portals.
Inspector Holloway of Scotland Yard investigates the mysterious disappearance of a horror movie cast member. He travels to a small town and meets the local policeman and landlord of the house where the actor lived. The two tell him four gruesome short stories about the previous tenants.
1. “The Murder Method“: a writer (Denholm Elliot) faces the growing threat posed by a serial killer he has created.
2. “The Wax Museum“: two friends (Peter Cushing, Neville Rogers) find characters in a waxworks cabinet who look like their wives.
3. “Sweet for the Sweet“: Businessman Reid (Christopher Lee) hires widow Ann Norton as a nanny and teacher for his daughter Jane. However, Jane never gets toys and has no friends.
4. “The Cloak“: Aging horror star Henderson (Jon Pertwee) buys an old vampire cloak that seems to have some very disturbing effects on its wearer …
